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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Implementation of Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions

About this resource:

HHS Non-Systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: December 2020

Workgroups: Oral Health Workgroup

This website provides a brief overview on implementing evidence-based preventive interventions for tooth decay. The website details 3 strategies refined through CDC cooperative agreements and state public health programs. They involve:

  • Expanding sealant delivery in low-income and rural schools
  • Increasing access to optimally fluoridated water
  • Implementing strategies to affect the delivery of targeted clinical preventive services and health systems change
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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Increase use of the oral health care system — OH‑08
LHI label
Target met or exceeded
Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who have dental sealants on 1 or more molars — OH‑10
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of people whose water systems have the recommended amount of fluoride — OH‑11
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Diseae Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Preventio and Health Promotion. (2020). Implementation of evidence-based preventive interventions. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/funded_programs/preventive-interventions/index.html