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Carolina Dental Home is a pilot program in Craven, Jones, and Pamlico counties where physicians and dentists work together to provide dental care for Medicaid children from birth to five years old. The goals of the program are to:
The North Carolina Oral Health Section conducts a one-year professional residency training program for dentists who have completed formal academic training in public health, such as a Master’s in Public Health, and are seeking training in the specialty of dental public health dentistry.
Supplemental fluoride has been shown to benefit primary as well as permanent teeth. Because of the potential risk of developing fluorosis, the daily administration of individualized dietary supplements of sodium fluoride (drops, tablets or vitamins with fluoride) is recommended only for children at high risk for developing dental decay and whose primary source of drinking water is deficient in fluoride. When indicated, fluoride supplements should be prescribed on a daily basis from age six months until approximately 16 years of age to provide the maximum benefits.
The Fluoride Supplementation sheet provides information to dental and medical providers to assist them in determining if individual fluoride supplementations are needed to prevent dental decay in children.
The Into the Mouths of Babes (IMB) project trains medical providers to deliver preventive oral health services to high-risk children. Services are provided from the time of tooth eruption until age 3-1/2 , including oral evaluation, parent/caregiver education, and fluoride varnish application. The goal is to reduce the incidence of early childhood tooth decay in North Carolina. The provider is reimbursed through N.C. Medicaid.
