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Educational Materials

  • Oral Health Promotion Card and Brochure for Children with Special Needs are now avaialble in Spanish. This pocket card and brochure lists evidence based oral health messages and oral health resources. Brochures are perfect to hand to clients or patients when using one of the Oral Health Promotion Cards to discuss good oral health habits. Check out Oral Health Promotions Cards for all ages. Download today!
  • Training for Health Professionals

Oral Health Fact Sheets for People with Special Needs

Fact sheets are for mild to moderate manifestations of a number of special needs conditions. For most conditions there are separate fact sheets for Dental Professionals, Medical Professionals, and Parents and Caregivers. Fact sheets can be found on the University of Washington Oral Medicine website.

Check out the guidance for the fact sheets below for helpful hints about dental care for your child or patient with special needs.

Dental Guidance Medical Guidance General Guidance for
Parents and Caregivers		 Child Abuse Guidance for Dental Professionals

Fact sheets are for mild to moderate manifestations of a number of special needs conditions. For most conditions there are separate fact sheets for Dental Professionals, Medical Professionals, and Parents and Caregivers.

For Dental Professionals
Caring for Children with Special Needs		 For Dental Professionals
Caring for Adults with Special Needs		 For Medical Professionals
Caring for Children with Special Needs		 Parents and Caregivers
Caring for Children with Special Needs
ADD/ADHD ADD/ADHD ADD/ADHD ADD/ADHD
Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and Depression
Asthma and Allergies Asthma and Allergies Asthma and Allergies Asthma and Allergies
Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy
Cleft Lip/Palate Cleft Lip/Palate Cleft Lip/Palate
Congenital Cardiac Disorders Congenital Cardiac Disorders Congenital Cardiac Disorders Congenital Cardiac Disorders
Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 1
Diabetes Type 2
Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Down Syndrome
Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Eating Disorders
Epilepsy Epilepsy Epilepsy Epilepsy
Hearing Impaired Hearing Impaired Hearing Impaired Hearing Impaired
HIV HIV HIV HIV
Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury

 

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