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PCOH News You Can Use - December 11, 2018
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2019 NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH MATERIALS AVAILABLE 
 
 This year’s NCDHM campaign is brought to you by the ADA. Join the “Smile Builders” in promoting oral health with their message, “Brush and clean in between for a healthy smile”.  
 
Posters are 12”x18”, English on the front and Spanish on the back and are
available in packs of 25. 
Click here to order Posters
 
Also available to download on the NCDHM website are activity sheets, including coloring sheets, crossword puzzle, and calendar. Poster orders are limited to 200 posters (8 packs of 25). 
 
 
PA OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH RELEASES POLICY BRIEF


Last month, the PA Office of Rural Health released 
"The Utilization of Dental Auxiliary Staff to Increase Access to Oral Health Care in Rural Areas: Filling an Unmet Need in Rural Pennsylvania". 

This paper provides a quick look at the education, certification and scope of practice for PA-specific dental auxiliary staff in the state. 


 
PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE ASSOCIATED WITH FEWER ED VISITS

A new article was released last week demonstrating that preventive dental care is associated with fewer emergency room and hospital visits. PA is seeing this with dental navigator and emergency room diversion programs beginning to pop up across the state. 
Preventive Dental Care Associated with Fewer ED, Hospital Visits (Health IT Analytics)
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS
For more information on PCOH:
http://paoralhealth.org
OUR MISSION
To improve oral health for all Pennsylvanians by uniting stakeholders to advance advocacy, policy, education and innovative approaches.

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