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HealthySmileHappyChildTheManitobaPartnershipforthePreventionofEarlyChildhoodToothDecay

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Preamble

HealthySmileHappyChild(HSHC)isanintersectoral,collaborativepartnershipthat

takesanupstreamcommunitydevelopmentapproachtoengagecommunitiesinEarly

ChildhoodCaries(ECC)preventionstrategiesandpromotionofearlychildhoodoralhealth.

ECC,alsoknownasearlychildhoodtoothdecayorcavities,isadestructive,yet

preventable,formoftoothdecayinyoungchildren,particularlythoselivingin

disadvantagedpopulations.Manitobaexperiencesexcessivedemandandwaittimesfor

pediatricdentalsurgeryundergeneralanesthesia.Thisburdenandtheneedforeffective

preventionandsustainableoralhealthpromotionstrategiesledtothedevelopmentofthe

HSHCpartnership.

KeyobjectivesoftheHSHCprojecthavebeento1)gaincommunityacceptanceof

theimportanceoftheissueofECC,2)buildonexistingprogramswhichtargetyoung

children,3)increaseparentalknowledgeofECCprevention,4)increaseknowledgeof

existingserviceandhealthprovidersoftheimportanceofprevention,and5)encourage

existingserviceandhealthproviderstoincorporatepreventionactivitiesintotheir

practice.


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NorthernRegionalHealthAuthority

TheregionconductedoralhealthpresentationstoaBoys&GirlsClubandaCrisisCentrein

Thompsonattheirrequests.

AdentalhygienistinThompsonrequestedresourcesonfluoridetoothpasteamountsand

highriskpopulations.

SouthernHealth–SantéSud

TherehavebeenmanyrequestsintheregionforcopiesoftheHalloweenNewsletterInserts.

PrairieMountainHealth

TheRaisingaHealthyEaterconferencetookplaceonSeptember12thattheElkHorn

RanchinRidingMountainNationalPark.TheHSHCcoordinatorattendedtheconference

andsetupanoralhealthdisplay.

TwonursingstudentsfromBrandonUniversityareworkingona960hourpracticumon

oralhealth.PrairieMountainHealthwillbegivingthemsomeoftheHSHCinformation

suchasthe“TraintheTrainer”resources.

HSHC“BacktoSchool”and“Halloween”newsletterinsertsforweresentouttodaycares

andtheyreceivedpositivefeedback.The“Halloween”newsletterinsertwasusedonschool

bulletinboards.

TheHealthyLivingFacilitatorinBrandoninquiredaboutwhetherthereisarecommended

caries‐riskassessmenttoolthatcanbeusedatPreschoolHealthandWellnesseventsand


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screeningsincommunities.HSHCsenttwocaries‐riskassessmenttoolstotheHealthy

LivingFacilitatorandothermembersoftheHSHCIntersectoralOralHealthgroup.

TherewereoralhealthpresentationsinBrandonatthreedays,aprenatalnutrition

programandatImmigrantServices.The“CaringforyourChildren’sTeeth”newcomer

resourcewasusedduringthepresentations.

TheDentalDetachmentCommanderfortheCanadianArmedForces,locatedattheDental

UnitDetachmentinShilo,heldaFamilyDayonAugust20,2016.TheyrequestedHSHC

resourcesandtheuseofthetoothbrushingpuppetstobeusedatadentalboothbeingsup

attheevent.


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ThankyouletterfromTheDentalDetachmentCommanderfortheCanadianArmedForces


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Interlake–EasternRegionalHealthAuthority

OnSeptember22,2016theWellnessFacilitatorinPineFallsrequestedanupdatedlistof

dentistswhoacceptfreefirstvisitsintheregion.

InAugustahealthfairwasheldinFairford,Manitoba.Therewasagreatturnoutwithover

150childrenand250adultsattending.Anoralhealthdisplaywassetupwithtooth

brushingpuppets,thesugargameandHSHCresources.

AnotherhealthfairwasheldonOctober27,2016inBlackRiver.TheHSHCcoordinator

attendedtheeventandanoralhealthdisplay,usingthesameresourcesastheprevious

healthfairwassetup.

Theregionislookingatdevelopingapermanentdisplayboardonearlychildhoodoral

healthtobeusedatfuturecommunityevents.

Black River Health Fair


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ThreeoralhealthpresentationswereconductedwithHealthyBabygroupsandthe

WellnessFacilitatorbroughttheHalloweeninsertsashandoutsforparticipants.

TheHalloweennewsletterinsertwasforwardedontoallpublichealthnursesandFamily

FirsthomevisitorsintheregionbytheIERHAHealthyBabyFacilitator.Theinsertwasalso

usedbytheHealthyBabyFacilitatoratHealthyBabyGroupsastheyconductedoralhealth

sessions at each site to coincide with Halloween. The inserts were handed out to all

participants.

TheDirectoroftheSt.LaurentAboriginalHeadStartprogramwillbeusingtheinsertsin

theirmonthlye‐newsletter,whichissentouttoallparentswithchildrenintheirheadstart

program.Thenewslettercurrentlyhas2,554activecontactsthroughouttheInterlake‐

Easternarea.Theinsertswerealsosharedwith“Centresdelapetiteenfanceetdela

famille”(parent‐childcentres)inSt‐GeorgesandinSt.Laurent.TheSt‐Georgescentre

postedtheFrenchversionoftheHolidayinsertontheirFacebookpagewhichatthattime

hadfollowers.

OnNovember18ththeWellnessFacilitatorrequestedanewsletterinsertforDecemberin

bothEnglishandFrench.

TheFamiliesFirstCoordinatorforNorthWestIERHArequestedthattheHSHCcoordinator

presenttootherFamiliesFirstCoordinatorsandhomevisitorsintheregion.OnDecember

15,2016theHSHCcoordinatorpresentedatKinPlaceinOakbank,updatingthegroupon

HSHCresourcesandkeymessagesaswellasdiscussingtheuseofcaries‐riskassessment

toolsintheirwork.


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WinnipegRegionalHealthAuthority

TheNorthEndCommunityRenewalCorporationheldtheirannual“PicnicinthePark”on

August13,2016.HSHCteammemberssetupadisplayattheeventwithgamessuchas

“TheSugarShocker”and“WheelofSmiles”.

TheWellnessInstituteatSevenOaksGeneralHospitalrunsachildren’scamp,the“Medical

Masters”,duringthesummermonths.TheDirectorofCommunityServicesattheinstitute

contactedHSHCtorequestoralhealthsessionsforthecamp.HSHCSTEPstudents

presentedtofourdifferentgroups,twowithchildrenages5‐7andtwotochildren8‐12

yearsofage.Atotalof80childrenparticipatedinthesessionswheretheSTEPstudents

HSHCSTEPstudent,ManishaBansalandDirectorofMemberandPublicRelationsforthe

ManitobaDentalAssociation,PamMcFarlaneat“PicnicinthePark”


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hadthemplaythe“SugarShocker”game,“EggSperiment”,“WheelofSmiles”andthe

“FoodandyourTeeth“game.

OnAugust18thHSHCattendedtheInksterSchool“ReadinessFair”atWestonMemorial

CommunityCentre.HSHChadadisplaywheretheapproximately50childrenandtheir

familiesreceivedHSHCeducationalresourcesandtoothbrushesaswellasplayingthe

“WheelofSmiles”.

Whileatthehealthfair,healthworkersfromNor’WestCo‐Oprequestedcopiesofthe

newcomerresource,“CaringforChildren’sTeeth”tobeusedwiththeircommunitygroups.

“MedicalMasters”summercampattheWellnessInstituteatSevenOaksGeneral

Hospital.

InksterSchool“ReadinessFair”


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SmilePluschildren’sdentalprogramusedthenewcomerresource“Caringforyour

Children’sTeeth”withanEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)group.Theyalsoforwarded

ontheHSHCHalloweennewsletterinserttoallschoolsintheLouisRielSchoolDivisionvia

thedivisionoffice.

OnOctober19theWinnipegBoldnessProjectcontactedHSHCtorequestsupportfortheir

“BabyBox”project.WinnipegBoldnessProjectisanewinitiativeworkingwiththeNorth

EndcommunitytoimproveoutcomesforyoungchildreninthePointDouglasarea.They

arelookingforcollaborationindevelopinga“BabyBox”birthkitfornewmomsandmay

includeHSHCresources.

OnNovember16thand17thHSHCparticipatedinHealthyChildManitoba’s2016National

ChildDayForum:EveryFamilyMatters.TheHSHCcoordinatorconductedaworkshop

sessionfocusingonwhathealthprofessionalscandointheirownpracticeregarding

children’soralhealth.HSHCalsohadadisplayboothattheeventwhereHSHCresources

werehandedout,includingtheHSHCposterseries.

TherewasarequestfromaRedRiverCollegenursingstudentfortoothbrushesand

toothpastetobedistributedatagrade4healthfair.


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ThecommunityfacilitatorwithAccessWinnipegWestrequestedtheFrenchversionofthe

HSHCnewsletterinserts.

OtherProvinces/NorthAmerica

OnAugust9ththeSeniorProgramOfficerfortheManitobaandSaskatchewanRegionofthe

PublicHealthAgencyofCanada(PHAC)requestedtheFrenchversionoftheHSHC

newsletterinserts.EnglishandFrenchinsertsweresentbyhertostaffworkingwith

AboriginalHeadStart(AHS),CanadaPrenatalNutritionProgram(CPNP)andCommunity

ActionProgramforChildren(CAPC).

TheSeniorOralHealthAdvisorwiththePHACinOttawasentthemostrecentHSHC

newsletterinsertstocolleaguesatFirstNationsandInuitHealth’s(FNIH)CommunityOral

HealthInitiative(COHI)andDentalTherapy.

TheCollegeofDentistryattheUniversityofSaskatchewanrequestedtwelvecopiesofthe

HSHC“CaringforChildren’sTeeth”newcomerresource.

ProvincialHSHCPartnershipActivities

HSHCIntersectoralGroupMeetings

ThereweretwoHSHCIntersectoralGroupmeetingsduringthisperiod,September14thand

November2nd.

NewsletterInserts

TheHSHCnewsletterinsertsthatweredistributedinthesepastfourmonthshavebeen

verywellreceived.Therewerethreethatweredevelopedandsentout,“BacktoSchool”,

“Halloween”andthe“Holidays”inserts.WiththeBacktoSchoolnewsletterinsertHSHC

begantotranslatetheinsertsintoFrench.


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HSHChashadmuchfeedbackonthenewsletterinsertsandareadoptingtherequeststhat

havebeenmadeincluding:

ManyrequestsforaFrenchversion

ArequestmadebyaCAPCProjectsitetoprovidethenewsletterinsertswithawhite

backgroundsothattheycouldprintanddistributetheminacosteffectiveway.

ArequestmadebytheAssiniboineNorthParentChildCoalitionCoordinatorto

providetheinsertsasajpeginorderforthemtopostontheirFacebookpage.

StartingwiththeBacktoSchoolnewsletterinsert,insertswillnowbetranslatedinto

French.Insertsarealsobeingformattedinvariouswayssothattheycanbeusedinmany

differentforms.

ThePHACProgramConsultantwiththeManitobaandSaskatchewanRegionalOffice

distributedtheHolidaynewsletterinserttotheirChildren’sProgramsintheirofficeand

projects.


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TheMaternalChildHealthNurseProgramAdvisorwithStrengtheningFamiliesMaternal

ChildHealthPrograminFirstNationscommunitiessentthenewsletterinsertstothe

sixteenFirstNationscommunitiesthathavetheirprogram.

LiftofLipVideoProduction

TheSeniorOralHealthAdvisor,HealthPromotion&ChronicDiseasePreventionBranch

PHAChasapproachedHealthySmileHappyChildtorequestapartnershipinthe

productionofabilingualoralhealtheducationvideoforchildren0‐6yearsandtheir

parents/caregivers.ThevideoisbeingfundedbyPHAC(AboriginalHealthHeadStartin

UrbanandNorthernCommunities)anddistributedthroughHealthyStartforMom&Me.

VideocompletionwillbeMarch31,2017.Thevideowillbelaunchedinawebinarhosted

byPartnersforEngagementandKnowledgeExchange(PEKE)onMay25,2017.Thevideo

willlaterbeavailableonYouTubeandtheHSHCwebsite.

OnSeptember7ththeHSHCcoordinatorandDr.RobertSchrothmetwithMikeEllis

(medicaldirectorofPanAmConcussionProgram)andKellyRussell,AssistantProfessor

DepartmentofPediatricsandChildHealth.Theyareinterestedindoingastudyto

determinehowtooptimizethecareofnorthernpediatricconcussionpatientsthrougha

collaborativepartnershipbetweenthePanAmConcussionProgram,HealthSciences

CentreChildren’sHospital,andNorthernHealthRegionfacilities.Theywereseeking

informationfromHSHConstrategiestoengagevarioushealthprofessionalsand

organizationsinsharingconcussioninformation,similartotheHSHCmodel.


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ManitobaDentalAssociationandManitobaDentalFoundation

TheManitobaDentalFoundation(MDF)issupportingHSHCintheamountof$7,000.On

October14thoneofHSHCIntersectoralgroupmembersattendedtheMDFgalaeventto

acceptthedonationscheque.135peopleattendedtheeventwithMDFraising$10,000that

evening.

ThirdYearDentalHygieneStudents

StartingonAugust30th,2016thethirdyeardentalhygienestudents(DHIII)beganworking

withHSHCagaineveryTuesdayafternoonaspartoftheirStudentRotations/Externships.

TheyhavebeenworkingongettingadisplayandactivitiesreadyfortheManitobaDental

AssociationconferenceinJanuary,2017andotherevents.Theyhavealsoworkedon

PowerPointpresentationsfordentalhygienistsandcommunitygroups.


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DentalHygieneIIIstudents:TaraHagob&MelinaSturym

Dentalhygienestudents,AlyssaGarcia&VesnaKocoskacreatedafabulousdisplayfortheLittleBlackRiverhealthfaironThursday,October27th


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RedRiverCollegeLanguageTraining

FromOctober25,2016toJanuary,2017HSHCparticipatedinthelanguageexposure

programforstudentsattendingtheLanguageTrainingCentreatRedRiverCollege.Two

studentscametoworkwithHSHCeveryTuesdayfrom9:00am–3:00pminorderto

developtheirEnglishlanguageskillsandmeetthefollowinggoals:

1. ToobtainCanadianworkexperienceandfutureemploymentreferences.

2. ToobtainCanadianexposuretoapastprofessionorintroducethestudenttoa

professionhe/sheisinterestedinpursuing

3. ToobtaintheopportunitytomakeacontributiontoCanadiansocietythroughwork

experience.

IntheMedia

OnNovember9,2017theWinnipegFreePressandtheLancenewspaperspublishedan

articleonHSHCanditsroleinprovidingearlychildhoodoralhealthtipsforparentsand

caregiversandtheimportanceoftakingcareofchildren’steeth.


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HSHCCaringforChildren’sTeethNewcomerResource

TheevaluationformsthatweresentbacktoHSHCfortheHSHC“CaringforChildren’s

Teeth”newcomerresourcehavebeenreviewedandareportontheevaluationswas

preparedbySTEPstudentsandtheRedRiverCollegelanguagetrainingstudents.The

resourceiswidelyusedandfeedbackwasverypositive.

HSHCTelehealth

OnOctober13,2016LornaLisowski,Children’sOralHealthInitiativeCoordinatorfor

HealthCanadapresentedontheChildren’sOralHealthInitiativeinManitoba.Seven

telehealthsitesparticipatedwith15peopleinattendance.

PearlyWhites

PearlyWhiteskitscontinuetoberequestedbytheChildren’sHospital.Fourrequestswere

madeinthisperiod:

September1st:fromCH3.

November10:fromCH315.

August31andNovember22:fromCH5.

AllianceforaCavityFreeFuture

OnOctober14,2016theHSHCcoordinatorattendedameetinginTorontowiththeAlliance

foraCavityFreeFuture(ACFF)

(http://family.allianceforacavityfreefuture.ca/en/ca/about‐us/our‐people).Travelcosts

forthemeetingwerepaidforbyColgate.


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STEPStudentContributions

‐ AttendedPicnicintheParkonAugust13thatSt.John’sPark

‐ PresentedtotwogroupsofchildrenattheWellnessInstituteonAugust15th

‐ Sentoutnewcomerresourcesandfeedbackformsandkepttrackoffeedbackina

report

‐ KeptourFacebookpageupdated

‐ Kepttrackofnewcomerresourcefeedbackforms

‐ AttendedtheInksterSchoolReadinessFaironAugust18th

‐ CreatedatabletocompareHSHC,SMILEplus,andCCOHsopeopleknowwhoto

contactfortheservicestheyneed

‐ Assistedwithcreatingajobdescriptionandinterviewquestionsforresearch

coordinatorpositions

‐ CreatedafundingapplicationletterforPearlyWhitesanddevelopedanestimateof

costfor4500PearlyWhiteskits

‐ AssistedwithDr.Schroth’sNutritionalStudyfollow‐upvisits

‐ Delivered20PearlyWhiteskitstoCH5and20toCH3

‐ KeptourFacebookpageupdated&trackedlikes/comments/shares

‐ AssistedwithstudyparticipantsforDr.Schroth’snutritionalstudy

‐ Kepttrackofresponsestonewcomerresourcefeedbackforms

‐ FormattedtheApril–JulyCoordinatorreport

‐ SentouttheOctoberTelehealthnewsletter

‐ Mailedoutnewcomerresources

‐ CreatednewpictureswithquestionsonthebackforourWheelofSmiles–updated

tobeusedwithadultsratherthanchildren


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Feedback/Evaluation/Research

http://jcda.ca/article/f15‐Dr.Bob’sarticle,“WhatareCanadianDentalProfessional

StudentsTaughtaboutInfant,ToddlerandPrenatalOralHealth?”waspublishedin“CDA

essentials”magazine

ArticleonHigherbodymassindexassociatedwithsevereearlychildhoodcariespublishd

inBMCPediatricswasreprintedintheFall2016MDABulletin

Fundingreceived:

ManitobaDentalFoundation

$7,000

Grantsappliedfor:

PromotingearlychildhoodoralhealthamongnewcomerfamiliestoManitoba,Canada.Dr.

RobertJSchroth,DaniellaDeMaré,JeanetteEdwards,Dr.MichaelEKMoffatt,MaryBertone.

AllianceForACavity‐FreeFuture(ACFF).Amountrequested:$22,333

ScalinguptheHealthySmileHappyChildinitiative:Tailoringandenhancingacommunity

developmentapproachtoimproveearlychildhoodoralhealthforFirstNationsandMetis

children

RSchroth(NominatedPrincipalInvestigator(PI);RCampbell;FChartrand;KHai‐Santiago;

KAKinew;MBassily;MBertone;SCarter;PDahl;LDufour;JEdwards;JLavoie;MMoffatt;

LPinsonneault;JSanguins;LStar

TeamGrant:PathwaysImplementationResearchTeam–Component2(2016)I.Canadian

InstitutesofHealthResearch.Amountrequested:$225,000/yearx3years


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Publications:

SchrothRJ,QuinonezC,ShwartL,WagarB.Treatingearlychildhoodcariesundergeneral

anesthesia:anationalreviewofCanadiandata.JCanDentAssoc.2016;82:g20.

DavidsonK,SchrothRJ*,LeviJA,YaffeAB,MittermullerB,SellersEA.Highbodymass

indexisassociatedwithsevereearlychildhoodcaries.BMCPediatr.2016Aug20;16:137.

doi:10.1186/s12887‐016‐0679‐6.

*correspondingauthor

SubmittedPublicationsUnderPeerReview:

ElAzrakM,HuangA,Hai‐SantiagoK,BertoneM,DeMareD,SchrothRJ.Theoralhealthof

preschoolchildrenfromnewcomerfamiliestoManitoba.JCanDentAssoc.

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