america’s toothfairy & hosa: raising the optics & conversation on children’s oral health...
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AMERICA’S TOOTHFAIRY & HOSA: RAISING THE OPTICS & CONVERSATION ON CHILDREN’S ORAL HEALTH
Shannon D. Weatherly
National Director, Youth Programs
HISTORY OF AMERICA’S TOOTHFAIRY
Founded in 2006 as a collaborative of clinicians, academicians, corporate leaders and other stakeholders Located in Charlotte, NC
Mission is to eliminate pediatric dental disease
Focuses on children in vulnerable populations
Works to address children’s overall health by focusing on oral health
Provides education opportunities to increase oral health literacy
Supports efforts to increase access to oral healthcare
THE ISSUE OF CHILDREN’S ORAL HEALTH IN AMERICA
Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic childhood conditions in the US
20% of children (5-11) have at least 1 untreated decayed tooth; 13% of adolescents (12-19) have at least 1 untreated decayed tooth
Untreated tooth decay affects low-wealth children twice as much as those in higher income households
Children who brush their teeth daily with fluoride toothpaste have less tooth decay
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/children_adults/child.htm
TOOTH DECAY IS 100% PREVENTABLE
Children living in communities with fluoridated water have less tooth decay
Children with access to fluoridated oral healthcare products (e.g., toothpaste, rinse) have less tooth decay
Dental sealants reduce tooth decay in permanent molars by 81% for 2 years after applied with effectiveness lasting up to 4 years
Fluoride varnish prevents tooth decay in primary teeth by 33%
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/children_adults/child.htm
PROGRAMS OF AMERICA’S TOOTHFAIRY
Professional Programs
Network Affiliates
Esther Wilkins Education Program
Product Donation
Oral Health Zones
Students United with America’s ToothFairy
Tomorrow’s Smiles
Practice of Distinction
Smile Drive Youth Programs, which includes the #MySmileMatters Youth Movement
YOUTH PROGRAMS: #MYSMILEMATTERS YOUTH MOVEMENT
A set of programs aimed at engaging youth as the voice of children’s oral health
Includes the #MySmileMatters National Youth Engagement Plan
Social media driven
Looks at the whole child/whole community
Inclusive of oral health literacy, access to care and connection of overall health to oral health
Everything from using the ToothFairy 101 Community Education Kit to planting a #toothfriendly garden to feed children and families in need
YOUTH PROGRAMS: #MYSMILEMATTERS NATIONAL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PLAN
Four Steps:
YOUTH PROGRAMS: TOOTHFAIRY 101 COMMUNITY EDUCATION KIT
• Free to HOSA chapters engaging in the• #MySmileMatters Youth Movement
• Register online that you are a #MySmileMatters• Engagement Plan user
• Register for Kit (must meet Kit criteria)
Kit includes:• A magnetic board• Magnets• Giant toothbrush• Tips from the ToothFairy• Laminated charts/pictures• 275-page curriculum (also in Spanish)• Pre- and Post-Tests (also in Spanish)• 5 Core Lesson Packet (also in Spanish)• Supplement for Youth & Young Adults with Special Needs (also in Spanish)• Activity/Coloring Sheets
YOUTH PROGRAMS: ENGAGING WITH HOSA
All HOSA--All the time
Grant proposal w/ UCal-Berkeley to RWJF to have HOSA chapters participate in the development of a water fountain assessment protocol to be used across the US (10/4)
Need 16 chapters across the US Census Bureau Regions
$200 incentive for each chapter
If funded for the larger grant, HOSAs will be the go-to group and will involve the original 16 and many more
Grant proposal to engage HOSA chapters in IN, OH, NC, and MI in oral health literacy and access efforts (October)
More to come
YOUTH PROGRAMS: SOUTH DAKOTA HOSA
YOUTH PROGRAMS: SOUTH DAKOTA
iPad contest Partnered with local retired
dentists Smile Drives Outreach Lessons w/ Kit Product deliveries to local
organizations Dance-A-Thon
YOUTH PROGRAMS: SOUTH DAKOTA’S SMILE DRIVES
2014 Smile Drive totals 420 toothbrushes
326 toothpastes 225 units of floss 129 units of mouth rinse
2015 Smile Drive totals 10,447 toothbrushes
817 toothpastes 20 units of floss 3 units of mouth rinse
2016 Smile Drive Challenge
Triple the HOSA Chapters hosting Smile Drives
22 66
Double the HOSA Smile Drive Collection
20,592 41,148
*SD HOSA collected 11,287 of the total in 2015
YOUTH PROGRAMS: INCENTIVES & AWARDS Last Year:
3 out of 5 National Youth Award Winners were HOSA students ($900)
Travel stipends to HOSA youth for NLC travel ($1100)
HOSA Dentistry Scholarship ($1000)
This Year: #MySmileMatters Mini-Grant (due 9/30; total of $7000 available)
Additional grants solely open to HOSA chapters (starting at $3200)
Global Youth Service Day grant via YSA (up to $5000)
Youth of the Year Award ($1000) Youth on the Rise Award ($300)
HOSA Dentistry Scholarship ($1000)
YOUTH PROGRAMS: GET THIS GRANT!
#MySmileMatters Mini-Grant Program 2 grants for $3000 1 grant for $1000
Deadline Extended: Due 9/30 at 3pm EDT to [email protected]
Use the #MySmileMatters Engagement Plan to write the grant Should focus on effort to increase oral health literacy
and access to oral healthcare
SO WHAT’D WE LEARN TODAY? America’s ToothFairy is highly dedicated to the engagement of
youth to increase oral health literacy & access to oral healthcare
#MySmileMatters was built to be an easy-to-engage movement with its National Engagement Plan & mini-grants
Children’s oral health is under the radar…and youth, especially those dedicated to health professions, can change the optics & conversation around this problem Regardless of the health profession a HOSA student chooses…just
look in the mouth
There is a significant shortage of dental professionals
We all have teeth…and all of those teeth are susceptible to tooth decay
QUESTIONS?
Shannon Weatherly
National Director, Youth Programs
America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation
704-817-5651
Twitter: @NCOHFYthPgmDir
Twitter: @MySmileMatters