Bite Back
Channel: schoolhealthcenters
Date: 15/11/2021

November 2, 2021: Learn about the magnitude of oral health problems in California’s children and the California Office of Oral Health plan to address children’s oral health in schools. Hear about examples of partnerships in schools and how to overcome barriers to promote school oral health programs. Learn about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the South Central Family Health Center’s dental clinic and the steps they took to resume patient care. Get an overview of the new virtual oral health education videos, and an oral health toolkit, which is part of The Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health initiative. Learn about other resources for oral health education and services at schools.

Presenters: Esther Yepez, Oral Health Program Manager, The Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health; Ryan Huang, DDS, Dental Director, South Central Family Health Center; and experts from the California Department of Public Health; Joanna Aalboe, RDH, MPH, Health Program Manager and Local Programs and Statewide Interventions Unit, Chief, California Department of Public Health; Paula Lee, RDHAP, MPH, Dental Hygiene Consultant, California Department of Public Health