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Goals as Oral Health Consultant To Improve the Oral Health of a Pregnant Woman To Improve the Oral Health of a Pregnant Woman Prevents complications of dental diseases during pregnancy Prevents complications of dental diseases during pregnancy Has the potential to decrease early childhood caries Has the potential to decrease early childhood caries May reduce preterm and low birth weight deliveries May reduce preterm and low birth weight deliveries
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Maternal Child and Maternal Child and Adolescent Health - Adolescent Health -
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CCDDPP ConferenceCCDDPP ConferenceOctober 25, 2006October 25, 2006
Cheryl H. Terpak, RDH, MSCheryl H. Terpak, RDH, MSOral Health Consultant - MCAHOral Health Consultant - MCAH
Maternal Child and Adolescent Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Branch of CDHSHealth Branch of CDHS
Provides low-income pregnant women, Provides low-income pregnant women, mothers, children and adolescents a mothers, children and adolescents a variety of health servicesvariety of health services
Collaborates with other oral health Collaborates with other oral health organizations/agencies to increase organizations/agencies to increase awareness of oral health in these awareness of oral health in these populationspopulations
Goals as Oral Health ConsultantGoals as Oral Health Consultant
To Improve the Oral Health of a To Improve the Oral Health of a Pregnant WomanPregnant Woman
Prevents complications of dental Prevents complications of dental diseases during pregnancydiseases during pregnancy
Has the potential to decrease Has the potential to decrease early childhood cariesearly childhood caries
May reduce preterm and low May reduce preterm and low birth weight deliveriesbirth weight deliveries
Goals as Oral Health ConsultantGoals as Oral Health Consultant
To Improve the Oral Health of Children To Improve the Oral Health of Children and Adolescentsand Adolescents Promote prevention programs to reduce the Promote prevention programs to reduce the
incidence of early childhood cariesincidence of early childhood caries Increase access to dental treatmentIncrease access to dental treatment Improve overall health and well-beingImprove overall health and well-being
Duties as MCAH Oral Health Duties as MCAH Oral Health ConsultantConsultant
Provide assistance to 61 local Provide assistance to 61 local MCAH jurisdictions regarding oral MCAH jurisdictions regarding oral health programs and dental health programs and dental servicesservices
Survey of 58 counties and 3 citiesSurvey of 58 counties and 3 cities Review data from 5 year Needs Review data from 5 year Needs
Assessment and Annual Reports for Assessment and Annual Reports for oral health activitiesoral health activities
Duties as MCAH Oral Health Duties as MCAH Oral Health ConsultantConsultant
Assist MCAH programs with Assist MCAH programs with inclusion of prevention programs inclusion of prevention programs including:including: Black Infant HealthBlack Infant Health Adolescent Family Life ProgramAdolescent Family Life Program Comprehensive Perinatal Services Comprehensive Perinatal Services
ProgramProgram California Diabetes and Pregnancy California Diabetes and Pregnancy
ProgramProgram
Duties as MCAH Oral Health Duties as MCAH Oral Health ConsultantConsultant
Address oral health educational needsAddress oral health educational needs Notify programs of the latest information and Notify programs of the latest information and
resources in oral health careresources in oral health care Assist in developing and reviewing Assist in developing and reviewing
educational materialseducational materials Present local training on oral health to MCAH Present local training on oral health to MCAH
jurisdictionsjurisdictions
Oral HealthBrochures and Posters – For families with children from birth to 5 years
Available in English and Spanish
Duties as MCAH Oral Health Duties as MCAH Oral Health ConsultantConsultant
Collaborate with oral health Collaborate with oral health programs within the State programs within the State including:including: CDHS Dental WorkshopCDHS Dental Workshop Women Infants and ChildrenWomen Infants and Children Head StartHead Start California Health and Disability California Health and Disability
ProgramProgram
Duties as MCAH Oral Health Duties as MCAH Oral Health ConsultantConsultant
Increase access to preventative and Increase access to preventative and treatment dental health servicestreatment dental health services Collaboration with oral health programs and Collaboration with oral health programs and
agencies.agencies. Participation in California State Action Plan Participation in California State Action Plan
CommitteeCommittee
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