Zufall Health’s Children’s Oral Health Program (COHP) is funded through a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and is implemented in northern and central New Jersey by a Regional Oral Health Coordinator employed by Zufall Health. View brochure.
Services
The Children’s Oral Health Program provides FREE educational programs and resources including:
- Age-appropriate oral health education for:
- Pre-K through 12th grade students
- Parents
- Community groups
- Public health & social service professionals
- School-based educational activities conducted by registered dental hygienists/dentists
- Voluntary, school-based Fluoride Varnish program
- Teaching kits and educational resources for school nurses
- Oral health education for participants in the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC)
- Programs adapted for special needs children
Topics Covered
- Oral hygiene instruction for infants, children, pregnant women, and adults
- Importance of regular dental visits
- Healthy food & lifestyle choices
- Dental fluoride, sealants, braces, athletic mouth guards
- Oral effects of tobacco/vape use
- Oral health injuries
- Oral cancer & gum disease
- Connection between oral health and overall health
In-person and virtual formats are offered for all oral health education programs.
