Because accessing a dental provider is limited in Maine, many other community partners are supporting children’s oral health. Training is provided to different types of community partners, including early childhood providers, community health workers, community paramedicine, and medical providers on different types of oral health service delivery that fall within their professional scope, including oral health education and silver diamine fluoride application.
Courtney Vannah, senior program manager of MCD's Oral Health Initiatives, trains Dr. Ryan Donahue, a MaineHealth pediatrician in Damariscotta, Maine, in applying silver diamine fluoride. Such work is part of developing the oral health skills of healthcare workers outside a traditional dentist office.
