Building community partnerships
Promoting optimal children's oral health behaviors and practices
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Encouraging early dental visits for young children

Promotion Team

The Promotion Team works to create consistent and culturally appropriate oral health messages targeted and delivered in culturally appropriate ways. Good oral health is critical to a person’s well-being. Systems that serve-low income families need to highlight and integrate oral health education into their overall health and education initiatives.

Since implementing the CavityFree SF Strategic Plan in 2014:

200+

Medical providers trained on Fluoride Varnish application

45%

Decrease in caries experience in preschoolers

12%

Increase in Fluoride Varnish application in preschoolers

Coordinate oral health education citywide

Map current services and education in San Francisco and identify gaps in outreach
Integrate oral health into overall health promotion

Join existing health campaigns and reach out to community health worker programs
Establish and support community-based children's oral health task forces

Create culturally-specific oral health education messaging for parents and caregivers of children 0-5 years old
Task Forces

Highlighted Resources:

Key Messages of the California Oral Health Plan 2018-2028

California Department of Public Health

SF DPH Oral Health Brochures

This webpage shares oral health brochures and dental referral directories, listing dentists and dental clinics in SF that accept Denti-Cal/Medi-Cal. Directories are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.