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Maternal Oral Health Project

presented by

Christine ThompsonProject Facilitator

www.skprevention.ca© 2013, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute

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Our mission• Our mission is to reduce the 

occurrence of disabling 

conditions in children

• Our focus is on Primary 

Prevention:– Education– Information Services

– Community Development

– Research and Evaluation– Communications

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Partners in prevention• Government of Saskatchewan

• Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation

• Saskatchewan Abilities Council

• University of Saskatchewan

• Community‐at‐Large

HistoryThe Saskatchewan Prevention Institute was formed in 1980 as a non‐

profit, provincial organization.

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Program areas• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

• Child Injury Prevention

• Early Childhood Mental Health

• Maternal and Infant Health

• Parenting Education

• Program Partners

• Reproductive Health

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Examining link 

between poor oral 

health and adverse 

pregnancy outcomes

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Pregnant women are at higher risk for oral conditions  such as tooth erosion and periodontal disease

due to physiologic changes in the mouth that occur during 

pregnancy combined with the lack of routine exams and 

delays in treatment for oral disease

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Health consequences:– For a pregnant woman: associated with diabetes, 

cardiovascular disease and some respiratory  diseases

– For a fetus/infant: linked to preterm birth and low  birth weight

Transmission of caries‐causing bacteria from  mothers to infants

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“A sizable number of women…enter pregnancy  with active oral disease, or pregnancy may 

trigger the progression of the disease process.”

Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors

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“Studies suggest that only about one‐quarter to  one‐half of women receive any dental care 

during their pregnancies.  

The likelihood of low‐income and uninsured  women receiving such care is even lower.”

California Dental Association  

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Pregnant women cited as key 

oral health target group by: 

•U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, 

Health Resources & Services 

Administration, Maternal and Child 

Health Bureau

•American College of Obstetricians and 

Gynecologists

•American Dental Association

•Association of State & Territorial Dental 

Directors 

•U.S. State Departments of Health

•American Academy of Pediatric 

Dentistry

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Maternal Oral Health Strategy Framework

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“The degree to which individuals have the capacityto obtain, process and understand basic health information and 

services needed to make appropriate oral health decisions.”

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

•Foundational strategy•Low oral health literacy among pregnant women, 

communities and health care professionals

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“Care to maintain oral health is not dental care per se.Oral health care is a subset of primary care.                   

After all, the mouth is part of the body.”

William Maas (Grantmakers in Health)

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Oral health as an integral,  routine part of prenatal care:

• oral health screening• anticipatory guidance• referral to oral health 

professionalImage source:  

Washington Dental Service Foundation

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Focus on both

oral health and 

maternal health professionals

Continuing education  •

Interdisciplinary training

Updating curricula  •

Workforce review 

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Barriers to access:• Financial• Geographic• Social/Cultural• Policy• Workforce• Literacy• Lack of health system integration

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Maternal Oral Health Strategy Framework

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Image source: http://groups.itu.int/wsis‐

forum2012/Agenda/KnowledgeExchanges.aspx

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Current initiatives ‐

Saskatchewan• SK Ministry of Health Enhanced Preventive Dental 

Services – pre/post natal services targeting at risk mothers

– Northern Saskatchewan Prenatal/Preschool Dental Program

• Children’s Oral Health Initiative (COHI) ‐

Health  Canada

• No provincial oral public health program for  pregnant women; efforts in individual health regions 

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Next steps• Linkage with SK Oral Health Coalition• Key Informant meetings

• Look for integration opportunities• Possible initial strategies:

– Partnership– Education/social marketing campaign

– Continuing education & training for professionals– Collaboration projects

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ReferencesASTDD (Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors) (2012). Best Practice Approaches for State and Community 

Oral Health Programs.  Retrieved from: http://www.astdd.org/bestpractices/BPAPernatalOralHhealth.pdf

California Dental Association (2010).

Oral health during pregnancy & early childhood: Evidence‐based guidelines for 

health professionals. Retrieved from: http://www.cdafoundation.org/library/docs/poh_guidelines.pdf

Grantmakers in Health (2012). Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care. Retrieved 

from: http://www.gih.org/files/FileDownloads/Returning_the_Mouth_to_the_Body_no40_September_2012.pdf

HHS (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) (2010). Healthy People 2020. Office of Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion. Retrieved from: www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020.htm (accessed May 31, 2012).

IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2013. Oral health literacy: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies 

Press.  Retrieved from: http://iom.edu/Reports/2013/Oral‐Health‐Literacy.aspx

Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (2011). Maternal Oral Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Literature Review.

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Table discussions• Each table assigned one 

of the strategies outlined 

in the framework

• Brainstorm ideas for 

action on maternal oral 

health in Saskatchewan

• Record each idea on a 

sticky note

• Post notes on flip chart

• Choose one idea to 

present to group