Addressing the Crisis of Oral Health Access
for Colorado's Children

Colorado Community Health Network: Oral Health
The Colorado Community Health Network provides resources and technical assistance to Community Health Centers (CHCs) to increase access to dental services.

Colorado Dental Association
The Colorado Dental Association provides member services that promote the highest standards of care for the public and inspires members in the pursuit of professional excellence and personal fulfillment through education, leadership, and communication. The Web site is designed to provide its membership with information and provide the public with supportive information and dental referrals.

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Oral Health in Colorado Web site provides information and links to various oral health programs available including sealant programs, fluoridation programs, and the “Be a Smart Mouth” Coalition.

Colorado School-Based Pit and Fissure Sealants: Be Smart and Seal Them!
This packet contains documents from a program in Colorado designed to identify second-grade children who will benefit from the placement of dental sealants on permanent molar teeth.

Snapshot of Oral Health in Colorado
Oral Health Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment provides a snapshot of Colorado to use as a starting point for a state oral health plan.

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.