Purpose:
Dental Health Educators are responsible for determining the oral health needs of communities and targeting appropriate education and programs to address these needs.
The Dental Health Educator promotes public awareness and knowledge of dental health topics such as: fluoride, oral hygiene, oral injury prevention, fissure sealants, space maintenance, tobacco, denture care, senior oral care, nutrition and oral health, dental and oral diseases, oral cancer, oral products and procedures, and diabetes and oral health.
Dental disease, one of the most common health problems
in the world today, is almost totally preventable.
Dental Health Promotion is a community based program that works with communities to achieve optimal oral health.
School Program
Periodic targeted visual oral inspections, one-on-one counselling and oral hygiene skill development as needed, classroom presentations, dental resource kits, teacher workshops, brushing programs for special needs children or classes at high risk for decay, oral health as it relates to tobacco, drugs, oral piercing, eating disorders, diabetes, injury prevention, etc.
Fluoride Program
Promotion of community water fluoridation, school-based fluoride mouthrinse programs, fluoride varnish programs, toothbrushing programs
Postnatal Programs
Information packages for new parents, individual referrals from health professionals
Pre-School Programs
Dental resource kits, toothbrushing, fluoride varnish and screening programs offered in areas at high risk to decay, presentations available upon request
Seniors/Special Needs Program
Presentations, displays, workshops and consultations, caregiver in-services on all aspects of oral health, oral cancer self-screening instruction
Consultation/Resource
Consultation and resource information to individuals, groups and health professionals
Health Promotion/Public Education
Public awareness of oral health issues through printed material, healthy public policy, media, health fairs, displays, website etc.
Videos and Multimedia:
*Note - Videos are youtube links. If you cannot view these videos it may be due to firewall settings.
Oral Health Newsletters/Reports:
Oral Health Resources:
Links:
Dental Health Educator Contacts:
Toll Free: 1-866-786-2510
Email: oralhealth@cypressrha.ca
North contact
350 Cheadle St. W
Swift Current, Saskatchewan S9H 4G3
Phone (306) 778-5299
South contact
Box 1120
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan S0H 0B0
Phone (306) 642-9422
