Department of Health Services

Visit www.saccountylearning.com to access continuing education courses for dental professionals:

“Protect Your Sweet Smile: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages & Oral Health"

“Saving Smiles: Conversations about Tobacco & Oral Health"

These courses provide tools for engaging patients in discussions about the risks of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and tobacco use, including vapes. The courses review anticipatory guidance and motivational interviewing strategies to assist patients in making healthier choices for themselves and their families.

One hour of continuing education credits is available for each course upon completion.

Use discount code SCOHP24​ to access the webinars at no cost.​

Resources for Dental Professionals

• Pregnancy Resource: Title V National Performance Measure 13 (Oral Health): Strategies for Success 
  
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center 
• CDC: Pregnancy and Oral Health​​
  
• Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities​​
• All About Fluoride (ADA)
  

​Resources for Primary Care Professionals

• ​​Healthy Smiles 101: A Training for Primary Care Professionals in Oral Health Assessment and Fluoride Varnish Application​

Additional Resources​

• When Sugar is Not So Sweet - Guide for Dental Professionals​
  
• CDA: Tre​ating Young Kids Everyday (TYKE) Training Program​ 
  

• Say This Not That: Tips for ​Talking About Community Water Fluoridation 
  
• Healthy People 2030 ​
  
• Tobacco Cessation Toolkit for California Dental Providers​