Into The Mouths of Babes

Kelly Haupt - Project Coordinator

Program Overview

Into the Mouths of Babes- NC Dental Screening and Varnish Project is the collaborative effort of six partners: The NC Academy of Family Physicians, the NC Pediatric Society, the NC Division of Medical Assistance, the NC Oral Health Section, the UNC School of Dentistry, and the UNC School of Public Health.

Letters supporting the project were received from the NC Dental Society, the Old North State Dental Society, the UNC School of Dentistry, and the NC Oral Health Section.

Initial grant funding has been provided by the Centers for Disease Control, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Objective

To train medical providers to deliver preventive oral health services to high-risk children from the time of tooth eruption until age 3, including oral screening, parent/caregiver education, and fluoride varnish application.

Goal: to reduce the incidence of early childhood caries in North Carolina.

For more information call Kelly Haupt, Project Coordinator at 919.707.5485, or via email at kelly.haupt@ncmail.net.