canada's tooth fairy update

Update for the Saskatchewan Oral Health Coalition

October 27, 2014

Report on North America National Children’s Oral Health Zone

Program Summit

June 12-13, 2014 Rock Hill, South Carolina

In U.S.A., current oral health zones are:

• Washington DC – funded by Denta Quest • San Francisco Bay Area – funded by Invisalign • Orange County California – funded by Larry &

Helen Hoog Foundation • Minnesota – funded by Delta Dental

Oral Health Zones expanding to:

• Arkansas – working through a coalition. Delta Dental may fund. • Boston, Massachusetts • Indiana • North Carolina • Saskatchewan • Texas • West Virginia

New Initiatives and Audiences:

• Girl Scouts will be able to earn an Oral Health badge. • Boy Scouts and 4-H plan to have the same badge

concept. • Ability to register entire classrooms for the Kid’s Club. • NCOHF are in discussion with national groups

representing pharmacists and speech-language pathologists.

My Smile Matters

• High School mentoring program

• Pro bono work for kids in need can lead to Dentist with Distinction • “Got Wings” cards – like we have here for a

variety of community donations. Youth that raise $30 receive a T-shirt

My Smile Matters

• Travel Scholarship to Summit with Youth Awards (8 per year).

• Student-created Public Service Announcements.

• Community – Canvassing

Kids

My Smile Matters

• ToothFairy tips in health professional’s offices.

• Youth Advisory Council ToothFairy

ToothFairy Kid’s Club

• Monthly tips and activities – age appropriate.

• Partnerships advertised.

• En masse registration – by classroom.

• Currently 600 dental hygienists reach 200 students monthly, using community resource kit:

– Elementary schools – High schools – Health fairs – Head start programs – Private practice

• Any dental hygienist, dental therapist, or dental assistant can register for the Esther Wilkins program, and receive a community resources kit.

• Must commit to 4 activities a year using the resource.

• http://www.ncohf.org/our-programs/esther-wilkins-education-program

• http://issuu.com/amertoothfairy/docs/projectplans_packet_v2

• http://issuu.com/amertoothfairy/docs/msm_fundraisingpacket_v2_lr_ab1e7c0d58f0d5

• Colleges of Dentistry • Colleges of Nursing • Colleges of Pharmacy • Mini-grants to community groups (e.g.: egg/fluoride experiment) • Banners for outreach • Local chapters

Tomorrows SMILES

• Dentist of Distinction – highlight dentists that improve the oral health of vulnerable children and youth. – Press release – Social media – Newsletter – Dentist can customize to practice ToothFairy Certificate, Kid’s Club

Membership • Can provide screening and “shepherd to care” (e.g.:

College of Dentistry alumni.)

National Oral Health Month (February in the U.S., April in Canada)

• Smile Drives– donations from the community (at places such as Walmart) of toothbrushes, dental floss, and toothpaste.

• Fundraising templates for: – Walks/Runs – Teas – Golf Tournaments

• Made an Oral Health Zone in Washington DC possible, and focus on people of colour.

• Strengthens oral health safety net • Denta Quest started in Massachusetts and is

now across the United States. • 130 partners in America’s ToothFairy.

Denta Quest

Vision: Equal Opportunity for a Healthy Smile Working towards 2020 goal: 70% of children age 6 being cavity-free.

• Funds America’s ToothFairy in 6 counties • Public Health part of it • Train the Trainer focus with nurses in schools.

Invisalign

• The only manager with a dental public health background.

• Developed and implemented Seals on Wheels program. The program ran for 20 years but was recently cut – looking to reinstate.

• Lack of community awareness around available safety net programs for care.

• Embracing America’s ToothFairy concept to engage others in oral health and to educate the community.

Larry and Helen Hoog Foundation

• Minnesota foundation focused on improving overall health through oral health.

• Uses local resources , volunteerism, and

engaging community.

Delta Dental

• Oral Health Surveyor App – phone/tablet/computer • Pre & post tests to education sessions in real time. • Questions like:

• How often to brush • How many minutes to brush • Healthy Snacks • When to wash hands

• Young children can answer survey, by selecting graphics/symbols.

Future Resources Under Development

• Can track provider • Can track type: stand alone, integrated with

other health topics, school, youth, small or large group.

• Can track by age, sex, school – whatever is set up. • Can do individually or by group. • Require instructor account/by organization

• Instructor enters demographics/organization

• Report card for individual/group/school.

Future Resources Under Development

• 8 Youth won scholarships to attend the Summit – all expenses were paid.

• This was due to their active community participation in oral health activities.

• At the summit, they spent a morning volunteering at locals schools/food banks, promoting oral health.

Youth Awards

• 2015 Youth Summit is in Washington DC. • Youth will meet with state Governors and

other politicians/policy makers, to lobby for oral health.

Youth Awards

• Disruptive technology is one that displaces an established technology and shakes up the industry, or a ground-breaking product that creates an entirely new industry.

• Typewriter PC • Mail Email • Cell phones Smart phones

Disruptive Technology

• Can print a 3D product in plastic, metal, glass, & food

• Started 20 years ago, when a scientist observed that varnish spilled on his garage floor while finishing furniture hardened in the sun,

& took on a 3D effect.

www.3dsystems.com

3D Systems

• Dental uses: – Orthodontics – Dentures – Mouthguards – Crowns/bridges/implants

• How it works: – Take impression – Scan impression – 3D software maps production – Shell production – Complete/Finish – Final product

• Time shortened to a few days/weeks – compared to months

3D Systems

• Future: – Extraction and implant in same appointment. – In 10 years, most homes will have their own 3D

printer.

• 3D printers are all cubes: – Small about $500 – can do small toys etc. – Huge $100,000+ - can print car parts (such as full

hoods)

3D Systems

• 2015 North America NCOHF Summit in Minneapolis MN, in mid-June.