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2012 Oral Health Heroes, Pictures from the Blaine House Tea

Proposed FY 2013 cuts to Fund for a Healthy Maine cuts. Details Here

Presentation to Legislative Committees by Shelly Gehshan, Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations Populations IOM report

Public Policy

Children's Oral Health in the Health Home, May 2011 Trend Notes from the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center

Talking about oral health with your state representatives in 2011.

Funding Oral Health in Health Care Reform: What You Can Do

Oral Health for Young Children: Everybody’s Business - Conference Proceedings

Upcoming Events

Caring Hands of Maine Dental Center is holding its annual Give Kids a Smile Day on February 18th to provide no-charge dental care to children up to age 18. Full details here.

MDAC Quarterly Meeting March 16th Contact dseigars@mcd.org

Finding Dental Care

Services for Mainers.

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A healthy body must have a healthy mouth Maine professionals agree...

Oral Health for Young Children: Everybody's Business Point Lookout, Northport Maine, May 6, 2011

Conference Participant List

Conference proceedings

Changing Behaviors to Improve Children’s Oral Health. Gary Rozier DDS, MPH

Communicating Effectively about Oral Health Behaviors; Meg Booth, MPH ,Children's Dental Health Project Associate Executive Director

Oral Health as Part of the Pregnancy Conversation:

Oral Health as Part of Pregnancy, Joanna Douglass, BDS, DDS Head Start Consultant
Oral Health as Part of the Pregnancy Conversation, Meg Booth, Children's Dental Health Project Associate Executive Director

Conversations About Fluoride: Joanna Douglass BDS, DDS

The Head Start Dental Home Initiative Joanna Douglass, BDS, DDS and John Willis DMD

Conference Handouts

Maine Communities with Fluoridated Water

Oral Health and Young Children in Maine

Oral Care Services for Children in Maine