251934 Components / Partnerships Crucial to Successful School- Based Oral Health Programs

Monday, October 31, 2011: 12:30 PM

Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS RN NCSN FNASN , Director of Research, National Association of School Nurses, National Association of School Nurses, Silver Spring, MD
     
The role of the school nurse in planning and implementing a school based oral health program is crucial to the success of the program. Integrating oral health into coordinated school health is accomplished through a partnership with school administrators, teachers, staff, parents and most importantly the school nurse. Strategies for a successful integration of oral into school health will be discussed. The partnership and related activities with the National Association of School Nurses and oral health will also be described.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
•Define the components of successful school- based oral health programs including partnerships

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Martha Bergren has both the educational background and the experience with school health programs to present on this topic. She has published and presented nationally on the nurses role in school health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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