Enhanced Preventive Dental Services

Saskatchewan Oral Health Coalition

Saskatoon, SK

May 16, 2016

Building a Healthier Saskatchewan OVERVIEW

• Enhanced Preventive Dental Services

• Share results from year 3 & 4

Background • In 2011, Government committed 1.4 million

dollars through the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative

• To date - $5.9 million to support the Enhanced Preventive Dental Services Initiative.

Goals of the EPDS: • To reduce dental decay

• To contribute to the healthy development of at risk mothers, infants, preschool and school age children

• To reduce the rate of oral surgeries on children under general anaesthesia in hospital setting.

Enhanced Preventive Dental Services

1. Oral health assessments provided through Child Health Clinics of children starting at two months to age five;

2. Consultation to pre-post natal women whom are identified at high risk;

3. Referral for follow-up to an appropriate oral health professional for children with treatment needs;

4. Follow-up in the community by regional dental health staff for children who have dental treatment under general anesthesia in hospitals;

5. Fluoride varnish; 6. Dental sealants

At a Glance

2013-14 2014-15

# schools identified at risk (approx.) 306 317

# schools participated (approx.) 234 226

# Students assessed 10,292 9,931

# Sealants placed 26,837 25,340

# students who received Fluoride varnish 9,989 9,295

# Referrals for treatment 3,519 3,075

What happened…

Evaluation Objectives

Target Actual

Yr 3 Yr 4

50% of eligible Grade 2 students consent to services 65% 72%

65% of Grade 1s receive fluoride varnish 92% 91%

65% of Grade 1s receive sealants 64% 66%

65% of Grade 1 receive OHI 97% 100%

Evaluation Objectives

Target Actual

Yr 3 Yr 4

100% of eligible schools contacted 96% 89%

95% of at-risk schools participating 76% 71%

FLUORIDE VARNISH

Target

• 15,000 at risk children receive a fluoride varnish

Yr 3 Yr 4

Up to 6 years old 10,721 13,775

Grade 1, 2, 7, 8 9,989 9,295

% of annual target 100%+ 100%+

Dental Sealants

Target

• 3,600 children receive a sealant

Yr 3 Yr 4

# of Children 6,574 6,172

# of Sealants 26,837 25,340

% of annual target 100%+ 100%+

CHC Data

CIHI Report

• between 2011 and 2015, more than 10,600 oral related surgeries were performed on children under the age of five in a hospital setting using general anesthesia

• increase in this type of oral related surgery of 27.5% from 2011 to 2015

Thank you