Introducing EndCavities.org © 2016, Children’s Dental Health Project Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Matt Jacob, BA Director, Communications & Outreach Children’s Dental Health Project

Objective: Change the conversation about early childhood caries

Change the conversation By focusing on prevention and caries management By encouraging states to review and revise their Medicaid & CHIP policies to incentivize prevention and caries management By stressing the need for a coordinated system that involves many stakeholders

Resources to Use and Share Talking points on early childhood cavities Fact sheets – Risk-based dental care – Pregnant women’s oral health Infographics Videos Tip sheet for media outreach

ECC Talking Points It’s the most common chronic disease for children It has real consequences It’s costly for families and states It’s a fixable problem Instead of relying on dentists alone to solve this, we need a coordinated system

Infographics to Share Infographics on a coordinated system of care in which many people play important roles: Dentists Pediatricians Community health workers WIC clinic staff Head Start staff Ob-Gyns Health/children’s advocates Policymakers

Infographics to Share Infographics on a coordinated system of care in which many people play important roles: Dentists Pediatricians Community health workers WIC clinic staff Head Start staff Ob-Gyns Health/children’s advocates Policymakers

Videos to Share Dr. Edelstein on what parents need to know about early childhood cavities Dr. Edelstein on how data and technology can help us focus more on oral health outcomes Dr. Tate on why patients would benefit if medical and dental information were integrated in EHRs

Encourage Local News Coverage Use language from EndCavities.org to write letters to the editor to highlight the importance of children’s oral health Use the “5 Tips” document on the It’s News page to encourage a local reporter to write a story: – Identify others who could be interviewed – Focus on the local angle

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