Resources

Information is empowering. Whether you need tips for making homecare for your loved one better, advocacy tools to champion our cause, or tools to increase accessibility for your healthcare service, our growing list of resources are completely free to download and share.

If you’d like to contribute a resource for us to share here, please email us at info@paoh.org.

Parents and Caregivers

Download the All Smiles Shine App (Apple App Store or Google Play) a resource for helping children with disabilities learn about oral health and dental visits.

Subscribe to Helen: The Journal of Human Exceptionality — the official Journal of PAOH where people with disabilities, parents and clinicians intersect for inclusive health. It features helpful articles, evidence-based best practices, advice to navigate the ability lifestyle, tools for advocacy & more.

Here are some additional resources for parents and caregivers of people with disabilities:

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Toothbrushing Tips for Your Child with a Disability (Spanish)
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Toothbrushing Tips for Your Child with a Disability
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Toothbrushing Positions for Your Child with a Disability (Spanish)
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Toothbrushing Positions for Your Child with a Disability
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Oral Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
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Helpful Links

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We do not make any representation or warranty regarding the accuracy or reliability of the content on third party websites. Any action you take based upon the information on this website is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any losses or damages in connection with the use of our website.

Professionals

All Smiles Shine: Get Involved!

Download the All Smiles Shine badge and include it on your practice website and social platforms. This identifies your practice as providing oral care to people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities.

Here are some resources for Professionals who support people with disabilities:

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Website on Oral Complications of Cancer Therapy
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the Dental Practice
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Treatment Option for Missing Maxillary Anterior after Trauma
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Treatment Modification Strategies
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Trauma lnformed Care in Dentistry The Patient Perspective
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Transforming Dental Care
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The Role of EMDR Therapy in Addressing Psychological Trauma
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The Impact of Orthodontic Appliances on Speech Production
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Systemic Infections with Odontogenic Source
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Bridging Pre-doctoral Curriculum in Dentistry & Speech Pathology for Dysphagia Management
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Special Care Dentistry Electives Tools for Competency and Capacity
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Changing the Game for Special Care Dentistry
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Safe Moves Patient Transfer An Inter-Professional Experience with Dental
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Reducing Oral Care Barriers and Providing Comprehensive Dental Services
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Quality Dental Treatment for Patients with IDD in Dental School Setting
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Evaluation & Intervention to Prevent Trismus After Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
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Preparing Future Dentists for SCD
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Pre Visit Telehealth for Children with Autism
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Dentist Attitudes Toward Transitioning Care for Adolescents
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Oral Rehabilitation with Partial Fixed Denture
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Management of Special Needs Patients in Dentistry (ASD)
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Introducing Advanced Primary Care Dentistry
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Improving Oral Health by Behavior Change Use of My Smile Guide
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Importance of Dentistry in the ICU Team
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Implementing a Teledentistry Workflow in the Special Care Clinic
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Gaps in Self-Reporting of Health Histories in Older Adults
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Examining Surgery Wait Times and Treatment Effects in Adult Patients
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Evaluating Dental Student Clinics in Managing Patients with SHCN
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Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with IDD
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Enhancing Dental Training for Patients with SHCN
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Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention
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Efficacy of Dental Varnishes in Older Adults
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Educational Materials for Oral Health Care in Older Adults
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Dexmedetomidine vs. Midazolam in Sedation Dentistry
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Dental Treatment of Patients with Lymphoma
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Dental Trauma Management in Patient with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
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Dental Management of Patients Scheduled for Human Stem Cell Transplantation
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Oral Rehabilitation in Patient with Multiple Systemic Conditions
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Changes in Dental Students Empathy Levels
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Challenges of Measuring Caries Among Older Adults in Long Term Care
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Challenges for Oral Rehabilitation in Patient with Hypophosphatasia
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Carotid Artery Calcification Prevalence Detected via Panorex
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Bridging the Gaps in Dental Public Health
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Botox for Management of Sialorrhea in Patients with CP
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Board Certification in Primary Care Dentistry
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Baby Form Technique in Autistic Patients
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Disability, Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status & Untreated Dental Caries
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Assessing The Analgesic Efficiency of Suzetrigine VX-548 in Dentistry
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Assessing Patients Dental Needs within the Inclusive Care Clinic
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An Inspirational Patient Encounter
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An Analysis of OHI Education and Intervention
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Aged Out and Lost! A Dental Home for Adults
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Advancing Oral Health Care for Patients with Special Needs
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Access to Dental Care for Adults with Disabilities in Southern CA
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A Multidisciplinary Approach Geriatric Integrated Dental Medicine
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Use of Sensory Intake Form in Child Dental Visits
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University Partnerships Trials and Triumphs
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Transitions of Care for Patients with IDD
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Oral Health Knowledge of Caregivers of Those with IDD in Pakistan
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Impact of School Based Oral Health Education in Zambia
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The Developmental Medicine Area of Distinction
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Tardive Dyskinesia in Individuals with IDD
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Successful Dental Visits My Dental Care Passport
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Student Led Peer Development for Curriculum Growth
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Smile Rwanda Initiative
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Smart Phrase Impact on Weight Loss Discussion
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Refugees and IDPs Oral Health Matters
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Preventive Dental Care Utilization of Pregnant Women in VA
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Long Term Sustainability of an Oral Health Curriculum in Indian Schools
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Nanocalcium Sulfate and Collagen for Tissue Repair
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Masking Effects on Gender Sexual Identity in ASD
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Belief of Health Workers on Children's Oral Health in India
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Integrative Curriculum Managing Persons with Disability
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Integration of Dental Services within Medical Care
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Improving Inclusivity in Patient Experience Data
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Improving Appointment Absenteeism in Disabilities
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Healthy Smiles Healthy Lives Pilot Observational Longitudinal Study
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Genetic Testing for ASDIDD in Primary Care
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Evaluating the Impact of a Complex Scheduler
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Awareness of Oral Cancer Prevention and Detection in Ethiopia
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Educating Residents A Novel IDD Curriculum
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Disability Thread in Medical Education Curriculum
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Dental Root Resorption in Cri du Chat Syndrome
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Comparative Effectiveness Research on IDD at PCORI
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Collaboration between Dental and Behavioral Team
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ATSU Collaboration between Dental and Behavioral Team
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Caring for Children with Medical Complexity
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"Brush for Two" Addis Ababa Primary Health Centers, Ethiopia
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Boosting Student Knowledge of Disability Resources
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Oral Health Care Needs in Nigeria
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Knowledge of Dental Caries Lusaka Zambia
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An Evaluation of Lack of Return to PCARE at PDM
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Advanced Care Planning for Individuals with ID
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Adult ADHD and Dental Avoidance
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Administration Options for Once Daily Valbenazine
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2025 Youth for Sustainable Oral Health
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All Smiles Shine Poster
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Oral Health Infographic
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Oral Health Dental Student Flyer
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Poster: Oral Health and the Body
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Training

Delta Dental Foundation is funding the creation of an enduring series of free, online courses offered through the Penn Dental Medicine Office of Continuing Education, an ADA CERP provider, aimed at building awareness of the barriers to equitable oral health for individuals with disabilities and developing competency among clinicians to provide care to this vulnerable population. The series is open to all U.S. licensed dentists and their support personnel for a period of three years at no charge.

Dentists completing 18 or more of the courses within a three-year period will receive a certificate of completion from Penn Dental Medicine as a Disabilities Dentistry Clinician Expert. 

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