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Introducing
EndCavities.org
© 2016, Children’s Dental Health Project
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Matt Jacob, BA
Director, Communications & Outreach
Children’s Dental Health Project
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Objective: Change the conversation about early childhood caries
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Change the conversation
• By focusing on prevention
and caries management
• By encouraging states to
review and revise their
Medicaid & CHIP policies to
incentivize prevention and
caries management
• By stressing the need for a
coordinated system that
involves many stakeholders
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Resources to Use and Share
• Talking points on early
childhood cavities
• Fact sheets
– Risk-based dental care
– Pregnant women’s oral
health
• Infographics
• Videos
• Tip sheet for media
outreach
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ECC Talking Points
• It’s the most common
chronic disease for children
• It has real consequences
• It’s costly for families and
states
• It’s a fixable problem
• Instead of relying on
dentists alone to solve this,
we need a coordinated
system
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Infographics to Share
Infographics on a coordinated
system of care in which many
people play important roles:
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Dentists
Pediatricians
Community health workers
WIC clinic staff
Head Start staff
Ob-Gyns
Health/children’s advocates
Policymakers
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Infographics to Share
Infographics on a coordinated
system of care in which many
people play important roles:
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Dentists
Pediatricians
Community health workers
WIC clinic staff
Head Start staff
Ob-Gyns
Health/children’s advocates
Policymakers
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Videos to Share
• Dr. Edelstein on what
parents need to know
about early childhood
cavities
• Dr. Edelstein on how data and
technology can help us focus
more on oral health outcomes
• Dr. Tate on why patients would
benefit if medical and dental
information were integrated in
EHRs
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Encourage Local News Coverage
• Use language from
EndCavities.org to write
letters to the editor to
highlight the importance of
children’s oral health
• Use the “5 Tips” document
on the It’s News page to
encourage a local reporter
to write a story:
– Identify others who could
be interviewed
– Focus on the local angle
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Questions or
Comments?