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Fun facts

Image result for cartoon tooth Your baby’s teeth start developing between 3 and 6 months of pregnancy. Nutrients, like calcium, protein and vitamins A, C and D, help your baby’s teeth grow healthy.

Video accessibility instructions

These video instructions are located directly above a YouTube video. Hit the DOWN arrow key until you hear the words FLASH START. Once the screen reader is inside the FLASH OBJECT, hit the TAB key about 7 times until you hear PLAY BUTTON a second time. Hit the Spacebar key to play the video. You can then hit the Spacebar key again to pause the video. Feel free to hit TAB and TAB+SHIFT to listen to all the buttons in the FLASH OBJECT. Sometimes the PLAY button and the PAUSE button will be listed as an UNLABLED BUTTON.

Oral health resources

Illustration of teach-back method

PZWI materials

  • Comic about initiating a dental visit for your child
  • Infographic about adapting your child to a using toothbrush
  • Benefits of fluoride varnish for your child
  • PZWI PowerPoint presentation on oral health

Quality improvement in public health

Quality Improvement process are defined by the use of a deliberate and defined improvement process, such as Plan-Do-Check-Act. This ensures that activities are measurable and replicable, as well as responsive to program or community needs. The ultimate goal is creating a cycle of improvement that promotes efficient use of resources and improves health at a population level.

Riley et al. J Public Health Mgmt Pract 2010

  • Action Priority Matrix
  • Action Priority Matrix_Template
  • AIM Statement
  • AIM Statement_Template
  • BAR AAR
  • BAR AAR_Template
  • Driver Diagram
  • Driver Diagram_Template
  • Plan Do Study Act

Online resources

American Dental Association resources for kids Accordion Closed

  • ADA Monster Mouth
  • ADA Brushing Calendar
  • ADA Brush video
  • ADA Cant Go Wrong
  • ADA Open Sesame-Street
  • ADA (Smart phone)
  • ADA Dental Island
  • Mouth Monsters Little Teeth

Mom/care providers Accordion Closed

  • ADA primary teeth develop
  • ADA how to brush
  • ADA How to Floss
  • ADAB bottle decay video
  • ADA Nutrition for Pregnancy
  • ADA Its safe to go to the dentist
  • ADA Breastfeeding
  • ADA Healthy habits video
  • Colgate Baby Teething

Frontline providers for moms Accordion Closed

  • OHRC Healthy Snacks
  • APD Tips for Parents
  • ADA Fluoride

Children with disabilities Accordion Closed

  • OHRC : Dental Caries in Early Childhood
  • OHRC : Fluoride Varnish
  • OHRC : Be an Oral Health Champ

Primary care providers Accordion Closed

  • OHRC : Pregnancy Consensus
  • ADA : Fluoride

National oral health links Accordion Closed

  • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: List of Pediatric Dentist in Flagstaff
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Arizona Dental Hygienists Association

Project Zero – Women & Infants (PZWI)
Location
Building 227B
Health Professions
208 E Pine Knoll Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5065
Mailing Address
Department of Dental Hygiene, PO Box 15065
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5065
Contact Form
Email
denise.helm@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-9449