Oral Health

DHEC School Dental Prevention Programs

Public Health Manual: SC DHEC School-Based Dental Prevention Program (pdf)
The manual provides the dental programs that enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with DHEC with clearly state expectations and standards for the DHEC School-Based Dental Program.

SC DHEC School Dental Prevention Program Informational Flyer (ML-025295) (pdf)
This is information for parents of children in schools served by the DHEC School Dental Prevention Program. It describes how the program works and the importance of preventing tooth decay.

SC DHEC School Dental Prevention Programs Contact List (pdf)

Resources for School-Based Dental Programs

Seal America: The Prevention Intervention
This manual (2007) This online manual is designed to assist health professionals initiate and implement a school-based dental sealant program to help prevent dental caries in children.

Mobile Portable Dental Manual
This is a manual on how to create an effective mobile or portable dental clinic, based on experience by the Cincinnati (Ohio) Health Department.

Dental Clinic Manual
This online reference tool by ASTDD, MCHB, IHS, and the Ohio Department of Health focuses on using public health approaches to create health care systems to serve populations that have difficulty accessing the traditional system of oral health service delivery.