Dr. Winifred J. Booker, CEO & Director of Development for MCOHI, tells children about the generous sponsors.

Prevention that Empowers!

The Maryland Children’s Oral Health Institute (MCOHI) is a 501(c)3 organization created to combat dental neglect and oral abuse among children. Our goal is to improve the attitudes and behavior of children and families on a variety of oral health issues through early health promotion and disease prevention education.

Our Purpose Is To…

• Improve preventive dental education outreach and public awareness
• Conduct research projects and clinical studies in pediatric dentistry
• Provide various, independent studies regarding dental treatment for children
• Serve as a national children’s oral health information center
• Encourage, support and evaluate innovative ideas, products and programs in oral health services delivery to children. Learn More about MCOHI »

A Clean Toothbrush May Help Protect You From The Flu©

“Project Clean Toothbrush: Important Tips To Help Prevent The Spread of Flu Germs”  

The profession of dental medicine is uniquely positioned to help mitigate the impact of the H1N1 Swine Flu. Tiny droplets of saliva and mucus transport the virus through the air from the mouth. In an effort to help prevent the spread of these germs that contribute to the onset of illnesses, The Maryland Children’s Oral Health Institute launched an offensive against the common cold, seasonal viruses and now the H1N1 Swine Flu. Collaboration between the nonprofit organization and the doctors of dental medicine at Valley Dental Pediatrics produced an infection control initiative,Project Clean Toothbrush: Important Tips to Help Prevent the Spread of Flu Germs. The Maryland Dental Society and the Maryland State Dental Association will work closely together to help advance the project throughout the state. The initiative is designed as a printable poster, complete with illustrations that offer ways to clean, decontaminate, disinfect and sanitize your toothbrush.

• A Clean Toothbrush May Help Protect You From The Flu© (Article)
• Download the Project Clean Toothbrush flyer (English) »
• Download the Proyecto Cepillo de Dientes Limpio flyer (Spanish) »

Code Red: The Oral Health Crisis In Your Classroom©

Empowering the Teacher to Teach Oral Health Education: A Curriculum Resource Reference

The Maryland Children’s Oral Health Institute is eager to work with the dental profession and the dental industry to help advance the efforts of our newest initiative, Code Red: The Oral Health Crisis In Your Classroom. To help all educators appreciate the essential need to establish oral health education as part of the primary school curriculum, teachers and dentists from the Maryland Dental Society and Maryland State Dental Association have worked with The Maryland Children’s Oral Health Institute to produce this invaluable booklet. Many of the lessons incorporate teaching mathematics, reading, science, history and health in conjunction with proper dental hygiene and disease prevention education.

The publication will contain links to the websites of the corporations and companies that help to sustain the profession of dental medicine. It will also provide educators with website links to organized dentistry, including the American Association of Women Dentists, the American Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Hispanic Dental Association, the Society of American Indian Dentists and many more. The Code Red booklets are expected to be available to teachers later this year. Continue to visit our website, www.mycohi.org to keep informed of our progress.

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“Operation Healthy Holiday Stocking” Just In Time For The Season
December 23, 2009. Read more »

Everyone pitched in to help the Howard University crew of dental students
unpack the lunch boxes.

Local Dentists, Dental Students and The Links, Inc. pose in front of the close to
2000 lunch boxes just packaged on Saturday, January 9th, 2010.

The “carrot case” team of students from the BCDS working in a synchronized assembly line.

Group photo with future dentists from University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and Drs. Booker, Dozier, and Grant at Waverly Elementary School.
Baltimore, MD. February 27, 2008. 432 lunch boxes were distributed.

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