The Development and Implementation of a School-Based Dental Sealant Program for Hawaii Public Schools

Autor/inn/en	Mattheus, Deborah; Loos, Joanne R.; Vogeler, Azeema
Titel	The Development and Implementation of a School-Based Dental Sealant Program for Hawaii Public Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 94 (2024) 1, S.87-95 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mattheus, Deborah) ORCID (Loos, Joanne R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13401
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Dental Health; School Activities; Program Development; Program Implementation; Partnerships in Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Dentistry; Child Health; Children; Access to Health Care; Hawaii + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Zahnärztliche Versorgung; Programmplanung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Zahnmedizin; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Background: School-based dental sealant programs are noted to increase sealant uptake among children, especially those from low-income families and those living in rural and underserved areas. However, nationally school-based dental sealant programs are substantially underutilized. This paper describes a partnership approach to a school-based dental sealant program for Title 1 public schools in Hawaii. Methods: The Hawaii Keiki--Healthy and Ready to Learn program partnered with the Hawaii Dental Service to develop and implement an interprofessional, school-based sealant program (SBSP). This article describes the development of key factors, such as partnerships, an interprofessional team, team roles, policies, and marketing tools to optimize program success. Results: The SBSP has completed over 3 academic years of implementation in Hawaii public schools. In its initial year (school year [SY] 2019-2020), which presented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it served 6 schools (106 students screened) on 1 island. It expanded to 14 schools on 1 island (193 students screened) in its second year (SY 2020-2021), 28 schools on 3 islands (653 students screened) in its third year (SY 2021-2022), and during the Fall of the fourth year, the program reached 50 schools on 3 islands (1821 students screened) and is projected to reach over 70 schools by the end of SY 2022-2023. Conclusion: Taking advantage of strategic partnerships and key interprofessional team members, a school-based dental sealant program can help to improve the oral health of children in public schools by helping to decrease barriers to care. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01