California Academy of General Dentistry
The Academy of General Dentistry is an organization of 30,000 general dentists from California dedicated to continuing dental education as a means of providing the best possible patient care.

California Dental Association
The association was established to provide a vehicle through which the concerns and interests of dentist, could be identified and addressed. The Web site provides Information and resources for professionals and consumers.

California Head Start Association: Oral Health Training Project
Provides various oral health resources including information on the California Oral Health Education and Training project, tip sheets and other oral health links.

California Head Start Oral Health Grant Report
Action plan of the Head Start Oral Health Planning Committee, which provides a tool to continue state and local collaborations as well as keep oral health in the forefront of individual work plans.

California Maternal and Child Health: Oral Health Program
Provides program information, reports, and publications for the California Oral Health Homepage.

California Society of Pediatric Dentists
The mission of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry is to protect, improve, and advocate for the oral health and general welfare of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with disabilities. The Society serves its members and represents the specialty of pediatric dentistry in California to achieve excellence in practice, education, and research. Parents are invited to explore the Web site for general information as well as support in locating pediatric dentists.

Center for California Work Force Studies
The Center researches the supply, distribution and composition of oral health care providers in California and actively works with state and local agencies and initiatives that seek to understand and address the fact that many Californians do not have access to care.

Dental Health Foundation
The foundation brings the latest findings in dental research to the general public, educators, and health practitioners; thereby bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and its application at the community level.

First Smiles
First Smiles is a statewide initiative to address the "silent epidemic" of Early Childhood Caries affecting children ages
0-5. The site is dedicated to providing education and training for dental, medical and early childhood educators, as well as education to parents of young children, including those with disabilities and other special needs, on the prevention of ECC.

Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Promoting Children's Oral Health
This curriculum is written for those working in the field of early care and education in California who are interested in promoting oral health

Mommy, It Hurts to Chew: The California Smile Survey
This brief summarizes the oral health survey of children in 186 elementary schools conducted in 2005 in California. The brief describes the methods used in the oral health screenings, six key findings from the results, and recommendations on developing a broad-based approach for reducing the impact of oral disease on children and their families and public programs.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 2008 Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health Programs

The Oral Health of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
Portraits are based on data from the National Survey of Children's Health; US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.