The Mississippi State Department of Health's Division of Dental Services is responsible for the prevention and control of oral diseases through assessment, policy and program development, and assurance. Our programs address children, adults, families and communities through public health clinics, schools, and approved dental health providers.

Your Oral Health

• Improving Your Oral Health and Getting Dental Services in Mississippi
  Oral health and overall health, the connection to HIV, oral cancer prevention, finding dental services, and more.

Programs & Services

Fluoride Programs

Fluoride treatment is a proven way to prevent tooth decay and help maintain healthy teeth. Fluoride is safe and cost-effective when added to community water systems that may require it, and fluoride treatment provides early, long-lasting prevention for children against oral and dental disease.
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Dental Sealants Program

Mississippi Seals provides preventive dental services in schools throughout the state. Dental screenings, dental sealants, and fluoride varnish applications are provided on-site in schools by dental professionals in the community.
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DAT Reimbursement Program

This program assists dental students with the fees for the Dental Admission Test (DAT).
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Make a Child's Smile

This preventive dental program provides for dental screenings and protective fluoride varnish for children enrolled in Head Start.
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Regional Oral Health Consultants (ROHCs)

Our staff takes oral health to schools, health fairs, and anywhere it's needed most.

The MSDH Regional Oral Health Consultants (ROHCs) strive to improve the oral health of all Mississippians by assisting county health departments to deliver age-appropriate oral health anticipatory guidance and preventive oral health services in each public health district. ROHCs are Registered Dental Hygienists that promote information sharing between health professionals and community stakeholders to educate the public about the importance of good oral health and to reduce the burden of oral disease.
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Professionals

• Oral Health Care During Pregnancy: A National Consensus Statement
  Guidance for Prenatal and Oral Health Professionals
• Smiles for Life
  A national oral health curriculum for clinicians and educators
• Fluoride Resources
  Supplemental fluoride schedule, fluoride levels in drinking water, water fluoridation fact sheets, regulations
• Cavity-Free Kids
  Free training for child care directors and staff
• Cavity-Free Mississippi
  Oral evaluation and fluoride varnish training for medical providers

Documents and Reports

• State Oral Health Plan, 2016-2021
• Reports

Links

National Oral Health Data

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• The Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Data Resource Center (DRC)
  A professional resource from the NIDCR
• Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• National Oral Health Surveillance System (CDC)

Dental Organizations

• The National Dental Association
• American Dental Association
• The American Dental Hygiene Association
• Mississippi Dental Association
• Mississippi Dental Hygienists' Association

Children's Oral Health

• Mississippi Division of Medicaid
• Children's Health Insurance Program
• UMC School of Dentistry

Oral Health Publications

• Oral Health in America for the year 2000
  U.S. Surgeon General's report
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

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