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Vision, Hearing, Dental and Developmental Screening in Child Care Sarah Scully, MPH Boulder County Public Health 303-413-7502

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1 Vision, Hearing, Dental and Developmental Screening in Child Care Sarah Scully, MPH Boulder County Public Health 303-413-7502 sscully@co.boulder.co.us

2 Background  Collaboration with Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs  Children in child care centers  Pilot program  Early identification and intervention

3 Methods  Vision Screening MTI PhotoScreener Function vision screening with ophthalmoscope Procedure Referral protocol Follow-up

4 Methods  Hearing Screening Oto-acoustic Emissions (OAE) Tympanogram Otoscope Procedure Referral protocol Follow-up

5 Methods  Dental Screening Dental hygienist Procedure Referral protocol Follow-up

6 Methods  Developmental Screening Ages and Stages Questionnaire Parents/caregiver involvement Procedure Referral protocol Follow-up

7 Outcomes and Results  Vision-  Hearing  Dental  Developmental

8 Benefits  Early identification and treatment  Cost effective  Reaching those in need  Health education for staff and families  Integration of health screening services into child care programs

9 Barriers  Communication with parents/guardians  Refusal to pursue referral  Lack of medical/dental insurance or ability to pay


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