First Smiles Oral Health Program
Detection and prevention of Early Childhood Caries

> First Smiles Parent Brochure (460k pdf)

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most prevalent chronic childhood disease in California - and is also the most preventable. Approximately 40 percent of children enter kindergarten having had caries. The goal of First Smiles is to create programs for all California Children, prenatal to 5 years of age, including children with disablilities and other special needs, to ensure they enter school healthy and ready to learn.

If you would like to host a continuing education courses or are interested in learning more about First Smiles please contact the First Smiles Program Coordinator Brittney Erickson by telephone at (916) 554-4921 or by email at Brittney.Erickson@cda.org.

NEW AS OF JUNE 1, 2005: First Smiles training is available on-line at no-cost and participants will receive 2 hours of continuing education credit. Log onto http://www.first5oralhealth.org to check out this awesome opportunity and resource for yourself and your office.