ASTDD Key Messages

State Oral Health Programs make an essential contribution to public health and must be continued and enhanced. Resources to Support ASTDD Key Messages.

• 1. A successful SOHP must have diversified funding that includes funding for state and local evidence-based programs.
• 2. A successful SOHP needs a continuous, strong, credible, forward-thinking leader.
• 3. A successful SOHP needs a complement of staff, consultants and partners with proficiency in the ASTDD Competencies for SOHPs.
• 4. A successful SOHP needs one or more broad-based coalitions that include partners with fiscal and political clout.
• 5. A successful SOHP must have valid data (oral health status and other) to use for evaluation, high quality oral health surveillance, a state oral health plan with implementation strategies, and evidence-based programs and policies.

Announcements, Publications & Documents

• Navigating the ASTDD Website: This 10 minute tutorial provides tips on how to navigate the ASTDD website more efficiently and productively.
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• Oral Health Matters - The summer 2018 edition of the ASTDD newsletter; meet members and associate members, check out state shots, and much more. (August 2018)
• ASTDD White Paper: Opportunities for Improving Oral Health and Chronic Disease Program Collaboration and Medical-Dental Integration (October 2018)

• Call for 2019 National Oral Health Conference Seminar and Workshop Proposals is Now Open
  
  2019 National Oral Health Conference®, April 15-17, 2019  in Memphis, Tennessee
  
  Submission deadline is 11:45pm EST, November 2, 2018
  
  The Planning Committee for the 2019 National Oral Health Conference® invites proposals for seminars and workshops addressing medical/dental integration; oral health programs/health promotion; new and emerging practices; policy/advocacy; surveillance/epidemiology related to dental public health. Seminar submissions will be considered for either a plenary or a concurrent session. 
  
  This invitation is not for individual oral, poster or roundtable abstracts. The requests for Poster and Oral Abstracts and Roundtable abstracts will be issued in a separate call.
  
  New for 2019 - Session proposals must be submitted electronically. No manual submissions will be accepted. Be sure to complete all the submission tasks -- This includes contact information and credentials for all speakers. Only completed submissions will be reviewed by the Planning Committee.
  
  Click here for details.

  Click here for Seminar and Workshop formats
  
  Click here to begin your submission.
  
  Please contact the Sandi Steil with questions.

• ASTDD Chronic Disease and Older Adult Oral Health Webcast - As the older adult population in the U.S. increases, there is a greater need for those in public health and clinical oral healthcare settings to incorporate chronic disease assessment for older adult patients. Our speakers discussed how various chronic disease conditions can impact treatment planning and oral health outcomes. Ms. Park is a chronic disease consultant to the ASTDD and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors. She provided an overview of the connection between a healthy mouth and overall health. Dr. Cartier provided information on national trends and how they impact the delivery of oral healthcare. He also discussed the Seattle Care Pathway and how this can be applied to "prioritize" the type of oral care that is delivered to older adults. (August 2018).
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  Additional Resources
  • ASTDD White Paper: Improving Oral Health Access and Services for Older Adults
  • Oral Health America: Oral Health Benefit in Medicare Part B White Paper
  • Grant Makers in Health: Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care
  • Qualis Health: Oral Health, An Essential Component of Primary Care White Paper
  • Seattle Care Pathways
• ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW Best Practice Approach Report – Use of Fluoride in Schools.
  The ASTDD Fluorides and Best Practices Committees are pleased to announce the NEW Best Practice Approach Report (BPAR) Use of Fluoride in Schools (Updated July 2018) has been posted to the ASTDD website! This new BPAR report contains updated information on K-12 school-based fluoride mouthrinse or fluoride supplement programs.  In addition, the report reviews information on the use of other fluoride products as they are used in school settings including fluoride varnish, silver diamine fluoride, school water fluoridation and fluoride toothpaste/brushing.
  
  States, communities and territories have submitted State Activity Submissions as examples of success stories and lessons learned to serve as models of implementation strategies for best practices or promising practices.  Thank you to all the members of the Fluorides Committee, Best Practices Committee and the School and Adolescent Health Committee for feedback and multiple reviews.
  
  For corrections or more information please contact either Lori or LeeAnn.
  
  Lori Kepler Cofano. BSDH                     LeeAnn Hosglin Cooper
  Best Practices Committee Consultant     Fluorides Committee Consultant
  Email: lcofano@gmail.com                    Email: lahcooper@comcast.net
• What is the Defining Line Between Policy and Advocacy? - Has your program engaged in a discussion about how to "move the dial" in your state and then worried about what you can and cannot do to elicit changes? In this session, Ms. Nicole Johnson, CDC Division of Oral Health Associate Director for Policy, Partnerships, and Strategic Communications, describes CDC's view of health policy, both formal and informal; and discusses the difference between providing education, policy development, and lobbying. She walks the audience through the federal language that addresses lobbying restrictions and explains what it means. Ms. Johnson also provided the audience with CDC resources that support policy development to promote health. (June 2018)
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• ASTDD 2017 Annual Report
• ASTDD Awards Brochure 2018