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Dental Resources

On this page you will find downloadable resources to help you assist the people you support in practicing good oral hygiene and maintaining good oral health.

 

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Dental providers by county - A listing of Dental Providers in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, and Venango Counties.

Dental Resources Guide - Community Health Connections Resource Manual

 

Resource Booklets & Fact Sheets

Below are a series of booklets on providing oral care for people with mild or moderate developmental disabilities. The issues and care strategies listed are intended to provide general guidance on how to manage various oral health challenges common in people with various developmental disabilities.

 

Wheelchair Transfer: A Health Care Provider's Guide

An Introduction to Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities

Continuing Education: Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities

Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities: A Caregiver's Guide

Practical Oral Care for People with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation

Oral Hygiene - Community Health Connections Fact Sheet

 

Articles & Newsletters

Pitt Dentists to Focus on Needs of the Disabled - Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 9/12/2008

By Word of Mouth - A PA Dental Resource Coalition Newsletter, September 2008