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Preamble
HealthySmileHappyChild(HSHC)isanintersectoral,collaborativepartnershipthat
takesanupstreamcommunitydevelopmentapproachtoengagecommunitiesinEarly
ChildhoodCaries(ECC)preventionstrategiesandpromotionofearlychildhoodoralhealth.
ECC,alsoknownasearlychildhoodtoothdecayorcavities,isadestructive,yet
preventable,formoftoothdecayinyoungchildren,particularlythoselivingin
disadvantagedpopulations.Manitobaexperiencesexcessivedemandandwaittimesfor
pediatricdentalsurgeryundergeneralanesthesia.Thisburdenandtheneedforeffective
preventionandsustainableoralhealthpromotionstrategiesledtothedevelopmentofthe
HSHCpartnership.
KeyobjectivesoftheHSHCprojecthavebeento1)gaincommunityacceptanceof
theimportanceoftheissueofECC,2)buildonexistingprogramswhichtargetyoung
children,3)increaseparentalknowledgeofECCprevention,4)increaseknowledgeof
existingserviceandhealthprovidersoftheimportanceofprevention,and5)encourage
existingserviceandhealthproviderstoincorporatepreventionactivitiesintotheir
practice.
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NorthernRegionalHealthAuthority
TheregionconductedoralhealthpresentationstoaBoys&GirlsClubandaCrisisCentrein
Thompsonattheirrequests.
AdentalhygienistinThompsonrequestedresourcesonfluoridetoothpasteamountsand
highriskpopulations.
SouthernHealth–SantéSud
TherehavebeenmanyrequestsintheregionforcopiesoftheHalloweenNewsletter
Inserts.
PrairieMountainHealth
TheRaisingaHealthyEaterconferencetookplaceonSeptember12thattheElkHorn
RanchinRidingMountainNationalPark.TheHSHCcoordinatorattendedtheconference
andsetupanoralhealthdisplay.
TwonursingstudentsfromBrandonUniversityareworkingona960hourpracticumon
oralhealth.PrairieMountainHealthwillbegivingthemsomeoftheHSHCinformation
suchasthe“TraintheTrainer”resources.
HSHC“BacktoSchool”and“Halloween”newsletterinsertsforweresentouttodaycares
andtheyreceivedpositivefeedback.The“Halloween”newsletterinsertwasusedonschool
bulletinboards.
TheHealthyLivingFacilitatorinBrandoninquiredaboutwhetherthereisarecommended
caries‐riskassessmenttoolthatcanbeusedatPreschoolHealthandWellnesseventsand
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screeningsincommunities.HSHCsenttwocaries‐riskassessmenttoolstotheHealthy
LivingFacilitatorandothermembersoftheHSHCIntersectoralOralHealthgroup.
TherewereoralhealthpresentationsinBrandonatthreedays,aprenatalnutrition
programandatImmigrantServices.The“CaringforyourChildren’sTeeth”newcomer
resourcewasusedduringthepresentations.
TheDentalDetachmentCommanderfortheCanadianArmedForces,locatedattheDental
UnitDetachmentinShilo,heldaFamilyDayonAugust20,2016.TheyrequestedHSHC
resourcesandtheuseofthetoothbrushingpuppetstobeusedatadentalboothbeingsup
attheevent.
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ThankyouletterfromThe
DentalDetachment
Commanderforthe
CanadianArmedForces
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Interlake–EasternRegionalHealthAuthority
OnSeptember22,2016theWellnessFacilitatorinPineFallsrequestedanupdatedlistof
dentistswhoacceptfreefirstvisitsintheregion.
InAugustahealthfairwasheldinFairford,Manitoba.Therewasagreatturnoutwithover
150childrenand250adultsattending.Anoralhealthdisplaywassetupwithtooth
brushingpuppets,thesugargameandHSHCresources.
AnotherhealthfairwasheldonOctober27,2016inBlackRiver.TheHSHCcoordinator
attendedtheeventandanoralhealthdisplay,usingthesameresourcesastheprevious
healthfairwassetup.
Theregionislookingatdevelopingapermanentdisplayboardonearlychildhoodoral
healthtobeusedatfuturecommunityevents.
Black River Health Fair
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ThreeoralhealthpresentationswereconductedwithHealthyBabygroupsandthe
WellnessFacilitatorbroughttheHalloweeninsertsashandoutsforparticipants.
TheHalloweennewsletterinsertwasforwardedontoallpublichealthnursesandFamily
FirsthomevisitorsintheregionbytheIERHAHealthyBabyFacilitator.Theinsertwasalso
usedbytheHealthyBabyFacilitatoratHealthyBabyGroupsastheyconductedoralhealth
sessions at each site to coincide with Halloween. The inserts were handed out to all
participants.
TheDirectoroftheSt.LaurentAboriginalHeadStartprogramwillbeusingtheinsertsin
theirmonthlye‐newsletter,whichissentouttoallparentswithchildrenintheirheadstart
program.Thenewslettercurrentlyhas2,554activecontactsthroughouttheInterlake‐
Easternarea.Theinsertswerealsosharedwith“Centresdelapetiteenfanceetdela
famille”(parent‐childcentres)inSt‐GeorgesandinSt.Laurent.TheSt‐Georgescentre
postedtheFrenchversionoftheHolidayinsertontheirFacebookpagewhichatthattime
hadfollowers.
OnNovember18ththeWellnessFacilitatorrequestedanewsletterinsertforDecemberin
bothEnglishandFrench.
TheFamiliesFirstCoordinatorforNorthWestIERHArequestedthattheHSHCcoordinator
presenttootherFamiliesFirstCoordinatorsandhomevisitorsintheregion.OnDecember
15,2016theHSHCcoordinatorpresentedatKinPlaceinOakbank,updatingthegroupon
HSHCresourcesandkeymessagesaswellasdiscussingtheuseofcaries‐riskassessment
toolsintheirwork.
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WinnipegRegionalHealthAuthority
TheNorthEndCommunityRenewalCorporationheldtheirannual“PicnicinthePark”on
August13,2016.HSHCteammemberssetupadisplayattheeventwithgamessuchas
“TheSugarShocker”and“WheelofSmiles”.
HSHCSTEPstudent,Manisha
BansalandDirectorofMember
andPublicRelationsforthe
ManitobaDentalAssociation,Pam
McFarlaneat“PicnicinthePark”
TheWellnessInstituteatSevenOaksGeneralHospitalrunsachildren’scamp,the“Medical
Masters”,duringthesummermonths.TheDirectorofCommunityServicesattheinstitute
contactedHSHCtorequestoralhealthsessionsforthecamp.HSHCSTEPstudents
presentedtofourdifferentgroups,twowithchildrenages5‐7andtwotochildren8‐12
yearsofage.Atotalof80childrenparticipatedinthesessionswheretheSTEPstudents
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hadthemplaythe“SugarShocker”game,“EggSperiment”,“WheelofSmiles”andthe
“FoodandyourTeeth“game.
“MedicalMasters”summercampatthe
WellnessInstituteatSevenOaksGeneral
Hospital.
OnAugust18thHSHCattendedtheInksterSchool“ReadinessFair”atWestonMemorial
CommunityCentre.HSHChadadisplaywheretheapproximately50childrenandtheir
familiesreceivedHSHCeducationalresourcesandtoothbrushesaswellasplayingthe
“WheelofSmiles”.
Whileatthehealthfair,healthworkersfromNor’WestCo‐Oprequestedcopiesofthe
newcomerresource,“CaringforChildren’sTeeth”tobeusedwiththeircommunitygroups.
InksterSchool“ReadinessFair”
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SmilePluschildren’sdentalprogramusedthenewcomerresource“Caringforyour
Children’sTeeth”withanEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)group.Theyalsoforwarded
ontheHSHCHalloweennewsletterinserttoallschoolsintheLouisRielSchoolDivisionvia
thedivisionoffice.
OnOctober19theWinnipegBoldnessProjectcontactedHSHCtorequestsupportfortheir
“BabyBox”project.WinnipegBoldnessProjectisanewinitiativeworkingwiththeNorth
EndcommunitytoimproveoutcomesforyoungchildreninthePointDouglasarea.They
arelookingforcollaborationindevelopinga“BabyBox”birthkitfornewmomsandmay
includeHSHCresources.
OnNovember16thand17thHSHCparticipatedinHealthyChildManitoba’s2016National
ChildDayForum:EveryFamilyMatters.TheHSHCcoordinatorconductedaworkshop
sessionfocusingonwhathealthprofessionalscandointheirownpracticeregarding
children’soralhealth.HSHCalsohadadisplayboothattheeventwhereHSHCresources
werehandedout,includingtheHSHCposterseries.
TherewasarequestfromaRedRiverCollegenursingstudentfortoothbrushesand
toothpastetobedistributedatagrade4healthfair.
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ThecommunityfacilitatorwithAccessWinnipegWestrequestedtheFrenchversionofthe
HSHCnewsletterinserts.
OtherProvinces/NorthAmerica
OnAugust9ththeSeniorProgramOfficerfortheManitobaandSaskatchewanRegionofthe
PublicHealthAgencyofCanada(PHAC)requestedtheFrenchversionoftheHSHC
newsletterinserts.EnglishandFrenchinsertsweresentbyhertostaffworkingwith
AboriginalHeadStart(AHS),CanadaPrenatalNutritionProgram(CPNP)andCommunity
ActionProgramforChildren(CAPC).
TheSeniorOralHealthAdvisorwiththePHACinOttawasentthemostrecentHSHC
newsletterinsertstocolleaguesatFirstNationsandInuitHealth’s(FNIH)CommunityOral
HealthInitiative(COHI)andDentalTherapy.
TheCollegeofDentistryattheUniversityofSaskatchewanrequestedtwelvecopiesofthe
HSHC“CaringforChildren’sTeeth”newcomerresource.
ProvincialHSHCPartnershipActivities
HSHCIntersectoralGroupMeetings
ThereweretwoHSHCIntersectoralGroupmeetingsduringthisperiod,September14thand
November2nd.
NewsletterInserts
TheHSHCnewsletterinsertsthatweredistributedinthesepastfourmonthshavebeen
verywellreceived.Therewerethreethatweredevelopedandsentout,“BacktoSchool”,
“Halloween”andthe“Holidays”inserts.WiththeBacktoSchoolnewsletterinsertHSHC
begantotranslatetheinsertsintoFrench.
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HSHChashadmuchfeedbackonthenewsletterinsertsandareadoptingtherequeststhat
havebeenmadeincluding:
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ManyrequestsforaFrenchversion
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ArequestmadebyaCAPCProjectsitetoprovidethenewsletterinsertswithawhite
backgroundsothattheycouldprintanddistributetheminacosteffectiveway.
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ArequestmadebytheAssiniboineNorthParentChildCoalitionCoordinatorto
providetheinsertsasajpeginorderforthemtopostontheirFacebookpage. StartingwiththeBacktoSchoolnewsletterinsert,insertswillnowbetranslatedinto
French.Insertsarealsobeingformattedinvariouswayssothattheycanbeusedinmany
differentforms. ThePHACProgramConsultantwiththeManitobaandSaskatchewanRegionalOffice
distributedtheHolidaynewsletterinserttotheirChildren’sProgramsintheirofficeand
projects.
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TheMaternalChildHealthNurseProgramAdvisorwithStrengtheningFamiliesMaternal
ChildHealthPrograminFirstNationscommunitiessentthenewsletterinsertstothe
sixteenFirstNationscommunitiesthathavetheirprogram.
LiftofLipVideoProduction
TheSeniorOralHealthAdvisor,HealthPromotion&ChronicDiseasePreventionBranch
PHAChasapproachedHealthySmileHappyChildtorequestapartnershipinthe
productionofabilingualoralhealtheducationvideoforchildren0‐6yearsandtheir
parents/caregivers.ThevideoisbeingfundedbyPHAC(AboriginalHealthHeadStartin
UrbanandNorthernCommunities)anddistributedthroughHealthyStartforMom&Me.
VideocompletionwillbeMarch31,2017.Thevideowillbelaunchedinawebinarhosted
byPartnersforEngagementandKnowledgeExchange(PEKE)onMay25,2017.Thevideo
willlaterbeavailableonYouTubeandtheHSHCwebsite.
OnSeptember7ththeHSHCcoordinatorandDr.RobertSchrothmetwithMikeEllis
(medicaldirectorofPanAmConcussionProgram)andKellyRussell,AssistantProfessor
DepartmentofPediatricsandChildHealth.Theyareinterestedindoingastudyto
determinehowtooptimizethecareofnorthernpediatricconcussionpatientsthrougha
collaborativepartnershipbetweenthePanAmConcussionProgram,HealthSciences
CentreChildren’sHospital,andNorthernHealthRegionfacilities.Theywereseeking
informationfromHSHConstrategiestoengagevarioushealthprofessionalsand
organizationsinsharingconcussioninformation,similartotheHSHCmodel.
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ManitobaDentalAssociationandManitobaDentalFoundation
TheManitobaDentalFoundation(MDF)issupportingHSHCintheamountof$7,000.On
October14thoneofHSHCIntersectoralgroupmembersattendedtheMDFgalaeventto
acceptthedonationscheque.135peopleattendedtheeventwithMDFraising$10,000that
evening.
ThirdYearDentalHygieneStudents
StartingonAugust30th,2016thethirdyeardentalhygienestudents(DHIII)beganworking
withHSHCagaineveryTuesdayafternoonaspartoftheirStudentRotations/Externships.
TheyhavebeenworkingongettingadisplayandactivitiesreadyfortheManitobaDental
AssociationconferenceinJanuary,2017andotherevents.Theyhavealsoworkedon
PowerPointpresentationsfordentalhygienistsandcommunitygroups.
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DentalHygieneIIIstudents:
TaraHagob&MelinaSturym
Dentalhygienestudents,AlyssaGarcia&VesnaKocoskacreatedafabulous
displayfortheLittleBlackRiverhealthfaironThursday,October27th
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RedRiverCollegeLanguageTraining
FromOctober25,2016toJanuary,2017HSHCparticipatedinthelanguageexposure
programforstudentsattendingtheLanguageTrainingCentreatRedRiverCollege.Two
studentscametoworkwithHSHCeveryTuesdayfrom9:00am–3:00pminorderto
developtheirEnglishlanguageskillsandmeetthefollowinggoals:
1. ToobtainCanadianworkexperienceandfutureemploymentreferences.
2. ToobtainCanadianexposuretoapastprofessionorintroducethestudenttoa
professionhe/sheisinterestedinpursuing
3. ToobtaintheopportunitytomakeacontributiontoCanadiansocietythroughwork
experience.
IntheMedia
OnNovember9,2017theWinnipegFreePressandtheLancenewspaperspublishedan
articleonHSHCanditsroleinprovidingearlychildhoodoralhealthtipsforparentsand
caregiversandtheimportanceoftakingcareofchildren’steeth.
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HSHCCaringforChildren’sTeethNewcomerResource
TheevaluationformsthatweresentbacktoHSHCfortheHSHC“CaringforChildren’s
Teeth”newcomerresourcehavebeenreviewedandareportontheevaluationswas
preparedbySTEPstudentsandtheRedRiverCollegelanguagetrainingstudents.The
resourceiswidelyusedandfeedbackwasverypositive.
HSHCTelehealth
OnOctober13,2016LornaLisowski,Children’sOralHealthInitiativeCoordinatorfor
HealthCanadapresentedontheChildren’sOralHealthInitiativeinManitoba.Seven
telehealthsitesparticipatedwith15peopleinattendance.
PearlyWhites
PearlyWhiteskitscontinuetoberequestedbytheChildren’sHospital.Fourrequestswere
madeinthisperiod:
September1st:fromCH3.
November10:fromCH315.
August31andNovember22:fromCH5.
AllianceforaCavityFreeFuture
OnOctober14,2016theHSHCcoordinatorattendedameetinginTorontowiththeAlliance
foraCavityFreeFuture(ACFF)
(http://family.allianceforacavityfreefuture.ca/en/ca/about‐us/our‐people).Travelcosts
forthemeetingwerepaidforbyColgate.
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STEPStudentContributions
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AttendedPicnicintheParkonAugust13thatSt.John’sPark
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PresentedtotwogroupsofchildrenattheWellnessInstituteonAugust15th
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Sentoutnewcomerresourcesandfeedbackformsandkepttrackoffeedbackina
report
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KeptourFacebookpageupdated
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Kepttrackofnewcomerresourcefeedbackforms
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AttendedtheInksterSchoolReadinessFaironAugust18th
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CreatedatabletocompareHSHC,SMILEplus,andCCOHsopeopleknowwhoto
contactfortheservicestheyneed
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Assistedwithcreatingajobdescriptionandinterviewquestionsforresearch
coordinatorpositions
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CreatedafundingapplicationletterforPearlyWhitesanddevelopedanestimateof
costfor4500PearlyWhiteskits
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AssistedwithDr.Schroth’sNutritionalStudyfollow‐upvisits
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Delivered20PearlyWhiteskitstoCH5and20toCH3
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KeptourFacebookpageupdated&trackedlikes/comments/shares
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AssistedwithstudyparticipantsforDr.Schroth’snutritionalstudy
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Kepttrackofresponsestonewcomerresourcefeedbackforms
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FormattedtheApril–JulyCoordinatorreport
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SentouttheOctoberTelehealthnewsletter
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Mailedoutnewcomerresources
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CreatednewpictureswithquestionsonthebackforourWheelofSmiles–updated
tobeusedwithadultsratherthanchildren
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Feedback/Evaluation/Research
http://jcda.ca/article/f15‐Dr.Bob’sarticle,“WhatareCanadianDentalProfessional
StudentsTaughtaboutInfant,ToddlerandPrenatalOralHealth?”waspublishedin“CDA
essentials”magazine
ArticleonHigherbodymassindexassociatedwithsevereearlychildhoodcariespublishd
inBMCPediatricswasreprintedintheFall2016MDABulletin
Fundingreceived:
ManitobaDentalFoundation
$7,000
Grantsappliedfor:
PromotingearlychildhoodoralhealthamongnewcomerfamiliestoManitoba,Canada.Dr.
RobertJSchroth,DaniellaDeMaré,JeanetteEdwards,Dr.MichaelEKMoffatt,MaryBertone.
AllianceForACavity‐FreeFuture(ACFF).Amountrequested:$22,333
ScalinguptheHealthySmileHappyChildinitiative:Tailoringandenhancingacommunity
developmentapproachtoimproveearlychildhoodoralhealthforFirstNationsandMetis
children
RSchroth(NominatedPrincipalInvestigator(PI);RCampbell;FChartrand;KHai‐Santiago;
KAKinew;MBassily;MBertone;SCarter;PDahl;LDufour;JEdwards;JLavoie;MMoffatt;
LPinsonneault;JSanguins;LStar
TeamGrant:PathwaysImplementationResearchTeam–Component2(2016)I.Canadian
InstitutesofHealthResearch.Amountrequested:$225,000/yearx3years
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Publications:
SchrothRJ,QuinonezC,ShwartL,WagarB.Treatingearlychildhoodcariesundergeneral
anesthesia:anationalreviewofCanadiandata.JCanDentAssoc.2016;82:g20.
DavidsonK,SchrothRJ*,LeviJA,YaffeAB,MittermullerB,SellersEA.Highbodymass
indexisassociatedwithsevereearlychildhoodcaries.BMCPediatr.2016Aug20;16:137.
doi:10.1186/s12887‐016‐0679‐6.
*correspondingauthor
SubmittedPublicationsUnderPeerReview:
ElAzrakM,HuangA,Hai‐SantiagoK,BertoneM,DeMareD,SchrothRJ.Theoralhealthof
preschoolchildrenfromnewcomerfamiliestoManitoba.JCanDentAssoc.
PlanningforNextQuarter(August‐December2016)
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