For Medical and Dental Providers
Integrate Dental Health in Medical Practice
Dental Health at Well-Child Visits
Applying fluoride varnish at well-child visits is an easy and effective way to address oral health for those who may not have access to dental visits. Varnish can be applied in less than 5 minutes by medical assistants and nurses, reduces chance of decay, and can even reverse mild decay.
Kindergarten Assessments
State mandates require children enrolled in public school for their first year in transitional kindergarten (TK), kindergarten, or first grade to have an oral health screening completed by a licensed dental professional. Dentists and hygienists are encouraged to support schools and can provide in-school oral assessments. School oral health programs such as the Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment (KOHA) and sealant programs help keep students healthy and ready to learn by focusing on oral health prevention and programming strategies to link students to a dental home.
Kindergarten Oral Health Assesment (KOHA)
- Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Form: the screening/assessment form parents/caregivers need to take to their child’s dental appointment and have the dental provider complete. If the child’s school hosts a KOHA screening day, the dental providers will complete this required form then.
- KOHA Form in additional languages: Spanish ♦ Chinese (Simplified) ♦ Chinese (Traditional) ♦ Korean ♦ Tagalog ♦ Vietnamese
- KOHA Forms, KOHA Flowcharts, and KOHA Urgency Referrals (Section 2)
School-linked dental program manual (screenings, education, and care coordination)
- Dental Care Coordination and Referrals
- Medi-Cal Dental Care Coordination Form: if a student has Medi-Cal insurance or if you’re unsure if the family qualifies for Medi-Cal, use the dental care coordination referral form.
- Resources for families with Medi-Cal that need to find a dental home:
- Sonoma County Community Dental Clinics and the state Medi-Cal dental provider lists: Find a Dentist
- Please contact us with questions or if you are interested in providing school-linked or school-based dental programs.
Volunteers at the March 2017 Kindergarten Dental Assessments at JX Wilson Elementary in Santa Rosa.
Volunteer at Local Dental Health Events
Give Kids a Smile! Day
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and the first Friday and Saturday in February are marked by Give Kids a Smile! Day. The event has been in Sonoma County since 2005, connecting hundreds of local youth to private and community dental offices to receive the care they need.
- Contact Sonoma Community Action Network to participate.
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