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NOHWG Public Health Dentistry
Made up of public health dentistry organizations
Each member is funded by their own organization
Members meet 3-4 times a year
Established in 2003 under the umbrella of the Northern Health Strategy
Initially composed of dental professionals in both Northern Provincial and First Nations health jurisdictions along with the College of Dentistry at both the UofS and UofM
Initial goals were to work together to improve oral health and access to care utilizing a population health approach
Early accomplishments included: Partnerships with the Colleges of Dentistry at the
Universities of Saskatchewan and Manitoba Continuing Educations sessions Standardized health promotion messaging and resources To promote Best Practice Standards Knowledge Transfer to communities and allied health
professions
Development and implementation of standardized paper chart system
Exploration of e-record dental chart system Development of a Oral Health Risk Assessment
Tool Revision of Health Canada’s Children’s Oral
Health Initiative Fluoride Varnish train the trainer manuals
Development of Anticipatory Guidance document Facilitated standardized Infection Control
Procedures through training Work with the Northern Healthy Eating Team to
promote healthy eating through collaboration with the schools and Maternal Child Health teams
Be a resource for dental public health at the local, regional, provincial, and national levels
Work as an inter-jurisdictional team to develop and implement best practices which will improve oral and systemic health outcomes of Northern Saskatchewan residents
Support membership diversity to ensure inter-professional and inter-jurisdictional representation
As the Working Group evolved, the activities coalesced in three areas:
1. Improving Service Delivery
2. Increase Access to Care
3. Vehicle for Continuing Education
Discuss new and innovating ways of providing care
◦ Preventive services: Knee to knee Home visits Fluoride
◦ Treatment Services Amalgam vs resin Stainless steel crowns Nitrous vs general anesthetic ART
Discuss methods for providing care: ◦ Ideas for program delivery ◦ Sealants – target age groups ◦ Calibration ◦ Xylitol ◦ Best practice methods ◦ Best practice materials
Projects and Resource development ◦ GA Waiting room educational poster ◦ Childs’ First Visit to the Dentist by age 1 ◦ Open cup starting at 6 months ◦ Fluoride varnish education – videos and pictures ◦ Drop the Pop initiative – with permission from the
North West Territories - revamped the school based teaching manual in conjunction with the Ministry of Education
Choose Water
Child’s first visit to dental home by age 1
Use appropriate size of cup
Start with only water
Baby does not need juice, pop, or other sugary beverages
Smoothie parties in the schools
Prize bags given to children for Dental Health Month
Sugar bottle display activity
Sharing Ideas ◦ Volume orders ◦ Dental Health Month promotion ◦ Combined services – sharing service delivery
Received at the National Conference in September 2016 in Edmonton.
This award recognizes the efforts of groups
and individuals, in improving the oral health of all Canadians. These efforts can include, but are not limited to, administrative work, inter-professional education, and health promotion.
Chair of the NOHWG, Penny Griffith from the Athabasca Health Authority, accepted the award on behalf of the group.