Date of Publication
1-20-2016
Abstract
Introduction:
Community Health Needs Assessment (University of Vermont Medical Center, 2013)
Identified oral health in pediatric population as a primary concern
Barriers to dental care cited: access, affordability, education School-Based Sealant Program (SBSP)
Dental sealants are an evidence-based method of cavity prevention
CDC strongly recommends delivery via SBSPs
Few Vermont schools have such a program
Vermont Medicaid State Plan amendment allows dental hygienists to bill without on-site dentist (2015)4
Unique opportunity to pilot an SBSP
Pilot program implemented by the University of Vermont Medical Center Community Health Improvement
Goal: sustainable model able to be replicated in Vermont schools Pilot School Selection – Milton Elementary-Middle School (MEMS)
Demographics representative of Vermont schools (46% free & reduced lunch program); school administration supportive of an SBSP; no existing dental education (“Tooth Tutor”) program per Vermont Office of Oral Health
Advisor(s)
Wendy Davis, MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Julie Cole, University of Vermont Medical Center
Kristin Fontaine, University of Vermont Medical Center
Agency
University of Vermont Medical Center Community Health Improvement
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Social Determinants of Health, Maternal, Infant, and Child Health, Oral Health
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Donnelly, Laura; Evans, Peter; Grant, Ian; Imeda, Allicia; Kula, Daniel; Park, Clare; Wu, Hao Fang; Cole, Julie; Fontaine, Kristin; and Davis, Wendy, "Parental Perceptions of Oral Health and School-Based Dental Sealant Programs" (2016). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 232.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/232