2. Establish a Dental Home For All School Aged Children in Illinois Requirement of Dental Exam For Each School Aged Child Every School Year Susana Torres HPA 432

3. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Secure delivery of preventive and diagnostic services Exam Radiographs (X-RAYS) Prophy (cleaning) Fluoride Treatment

4. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Enable the presentation of educational material at the exam – Oral hygiene practices Tooth brushing Flossing – Dietary education Healthy choices – Healthy snacks – Healthy beverages

5. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Diagnostic procedures including exam and radiographs would diagnose decay that would then lead to a treatment plan. A treatment plan can help in initiating needed treatment for active decay

6. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Assist In Establishing a Dental Home 25% percent of children account for 80% of all caries. – Caries at this stage of life can affect a child’s development, nutritional status, and quality of life for the moment and future. (1) – Tooth decay is the single most common chronic disease affecting children in the United States (2).

7. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Would assist in early detection of caries to be treated in a less invasive manner Untreated caries in data from 1986-1987 found: 28 % of 6 to 8 yr olds with untreated caries (4) 24% of 15yr olds with untreated caries (4)

8. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Help in minimizing and potentially eliminate caries prevalence – Data from 1986-1987 showed 6 to 8 yr olds with caries prevalence at 54% (4) – Date from 1986-1987 showed 15 year olds with caries prevalence of 78% (4)

9. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Would assist in early detection of caries to treated in a less invasive manner – Data from 1988 - 1994 illustrates that active decay was found Children ages 2-4 at 16% (4) Children ages 6-8 at 29% (4) Children ages 15 at 20% (4)

10. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Help to reduce caries prevalence – Caries in permanent teeth has a been shown to increase with age 26% among persons aged 5 - 11 years (2) 67% among persons aged 12 - 17 years (2) 90% of caries in permanent teeth of children occur on tooth surfaces with pits and fissures, and approximately two thirds are on the chewing surfaces alone. (3)

11. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Assist in diminishing the increase rate of caries with age. – Data from 1988-1994 shows Children of ages 2 – 4 with evidence of having had decay at 18%. (4) Children of ages 6 – 8 with evidence of having had decay at 52%.(4) Children of ages 15 with evidence of having had decay at 61%. (4)

12. Requiring a Dental Examination Would Assist in establishing a dental home for future preventative and restorative treatment. – Data from 1986-1987 shows that 75% of children of 5 years of age visited the dentists once within the last year. This could be due to entrance requirement s for kindergarten(4) – Data from 1986 – 1987 shows that 73% of children from ages 2 to 17 visited the dentist once within the past year. (4)

13. MARKETING National Children's Dental Health Month – February of Each Year – Advertising through schools and after school programs – Advertising at day care centers – Advertising through park districts – Advertising through primary care providers

14. Policy Paramours Senator Iris Martinez along with William Delgado with their experiences in being the voice of the underserved have joined this campaign and understand the importance of oral health State Representatives Will Guzzardi and Cynthia Soto Alderman Ariel Reboyras and other local alderman are potential leaders.

15. Supporting Agencies Government Agencies – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Chicago Public Schools – Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Oral Health Support is also granted from Non-Government – Oral Health Forum – Action for Healthy Kids – American Dental Association – American Academy of Pediatrics

16. References 1.http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2000/reviews/oral_health.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2000/reviews/oral_health.htm 2.http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5021a1.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5021a1.htm 3. Trends in oral health status: United States, 1988-1991 and 1999-2004. Dye BA, TanS, Smith V, Lewis BG, Baker LK, Thornton-Evans G, et al. 248. Hyattsville, MD : National Center for Health Statistics, 2007. Vital Health Statistics, Vol. 11. 4.http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5021a1.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5021a1.htm 5.http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hp2000/oralhealth/disparitytables.pdfhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hp2000/oralhealth/disparitytables.pdf