3. National Children’s Oral Health Foundation
was created to eliminate children’s
preventable suffering from tooth decay and
ensure they can access the comprehensive
care they need for healthy, happy, and
productive futures.
4. The NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program®
is a comprehensive, community-based
approach to promoting oral health
6. .
University Dental &
Dental Hygiene
Programs
Stand Alone
Dental Clinics
Mobile Units
Community
Health Programs
Partnerships
Hospital-based
Programs
School
Programs
7. Highlighting caring practices who support the
delivery of oral health services to children
within their communities
Practices with a Purpose
8. Volunteer dental hygiene professionals and students educating
children and families on good oral health practices
• Community Education Kit provided for
volunteers and dental hygiene
programs
• Participants in all 50 US states,
Canada and abroad
• Founded with generous leadership gift
from Esther Wilkins RDH, DMD
9. • Professional and Collegiate level Student
volunteers provide preventive services, oral
health education and raise funds for local
service delivery
• Grant to establish chapter activities
• Community Education Kit provided for
chapters/clubs
• Fundraising templates to help attract
community support
10. Encouraging good oral health practices for children and
families
Fun tips, educational activities and
personalized letters from the ToothFairy! www.ATKids.org
11. • Community Education Kit provided for
chapters/clubs
• Online portal for lessons, instructions,
and peer communications
• Fundraising templates to help attract
community support
High school student volunteers provide
oral health education for young children
HIGH SCHOOL
500+ high school chapters and growing!
12. Integrates oral health mentoring in leadership
activities
in existing youth organizations and networks
• Reaches underserved with vital oral health
education
• Uses bi-lingual educational materials
• Existing partnership with Boys & Girls
Clubs of America provides channel for
engaging youth mentors
• Girl Scouts, Family Resource Centers
• School Nurses
13. Girl Scout/Boy Scout Patch
• Three Activities:
• Discover
• Connect
• Take Action
• Uses bi-lingual educational materials
• 1,000 troops and 19,000 Scouts have
earned patches through this initiative
14. • Prenatal through young adult learning
levels
• Topics include nutrition, germ
transmission prevention and oral hygiene
(biofilm control)
• Successfully used for over 6 years by
community partners
• Utilized in schools, health fairs, clinics
and lobby learning
• Lessons used in Canada, all 50 US states
and locations around the world
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
15. • Password Protected Portal with:
• Youth Activities Guide
• Display Board Kit and Health Fair
Materials
• Access to Dental Career Exposure
Opportunity Request Form
• Teacher/Youth Leader’s Introduction
Guide
• Other Resources/Materials to Engage
Youth in Oral Health
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
16. Together, we can give vulnerable children
the building blocks they need for
happy, healthy futures!
&
Saskatchewan Oral Health Coalition
Editor's Notes
Thank you to Leslie Topola & Kellie Hildbrandt
America’s ToothFairy - National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: is
Educator, Protector, Preventer
Dedicated to eliminating children’s preventable suffering from pediatric dental disease by providing programs and comprehensive resources to deliver community-based critical preventive, educational and treatment services.
Leslie & Kellie
Founded 2006 – National …...
The NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program is a community approach to solving a global problem and the core of all NCOHF activities supporting a comprehensive, community-based approach to promote oral health.
NCOHF Oral Health Zone Programs will engage community stakeholders to help break the cycle of severe tooth decay and the devastating effects is has on their community.
All America’s ToothFairy Affiliates share a passionate commitment to providing the very best integrated education, prevention and treatment programs for vulnerable children.
Chaired by Dr. Gordon Christensen, Practices of Distinction
this special America’s ToothFairy® program provides a giving opportunity that helps dentists generate positive publicity for their practice while helping children in need.
The Practice of Distinction Program provides dentists with tools to increase exposure among current and potential patients while helping at-risk children in need of vital oral health services. These promotional tools include news releases, videos, content for patient newsletters and social media, community education kit for
staff to use in schools, children’s programs and community events, and FREE America’s ToothFairy Kids Club membership to offer patients and their families providing personalized letters from the ToothFairy along with fun, educational activities that encourage children to keep their teeth clean and healthy.
Chaired by Michele Darby, BSDH, MS, Anna Pattison, RDH, MS, Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS and Rebecca Wilder, RDH, MS, the Esther Wilkins Education Program from National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothFairy®, a non-profit organization supporting oral health education and care for vulnerable children, has volunteers in all 50 states, Canada and military bases around the world. Established with a founding gift from Dr. Esther Wilkins, this program provided dental hygiene professionals and students with engaging oral health lessons for their outreach activities.
Aligning with this mission, Esther Wilkins Education Program volunteers are supplied with America’s ToothFairy Community Education Kits that include basic nutrition information and prevention strategies appropriate for prenatal through young adult learning levels. Using the Community Education Kits, program volunteers have reached thousands of children and families with vital oral health education and preventive strategies.
Students United with America’s ToothFairy chapters organize and conduct health fairs and screenings, fundraising events, and implement educational and prevention-oriented programs. These programs, projects and activities encompass and further the America’s ToothFairy mission. A Toolkit, banner, fundraising templates and technical support are provided along with America’s ToothFairy Community Education Kits. A mini-grant will be provided as initial program funding and the opportunity to apply for additional funding will be made available to help sustain and expand each chapter.
America’s ToothFairy Kids Club promotes good oral health habits through fun, educational activities and Tips from the ToothFairy. Quarterly newsletters and fun activities help children learn how to maintain their happy, healthy smile for a lifetime! Online enrollment makes is easy for parents or caregivers to sign up the special child in their life.
America’s ToothFairy Community Education Kits, fundraising templates and access to technical support are provided to Students United with America’s ToothFairy high school and college level students. Students can take a leadership role in building healthier communities by promoting positive oral health behaviors, while building their college applications or resumes.
