Schools and Childcare Centers

Influenza can cause mild to severe respiratory illness and can even lead to death.

Children — especially children under 2 years of age — face higher than normal risk of complications.

Make sure teachers and caregivers at your school or childcare center are familiar with the symptoms of flu as well as urgent warning signs that require immediate medical attention.

• S.C. DHEC Oral Health Curriculum
• S.C. DHEC Oral Health Puppet Show
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The purpose of this manual is to provide our clients with information about the laboratory services available and to provide a guide for collection and submitting specimens for analysis. This Services Guide is also available in unbound hard copy upon request. Notify the laboratory at (803) 896-0897.

Oral Health Lesson Plans/Teaching Tools

• Overview of Supplemental Oral Health Curricula for Preschool, Kindergarten, 2nd and 7th Grade (pdf)

The State Oral Health Plan was developed under the leadership of DPH's Division of Oral Health and its advisory council and coalition. It was facilitated by an external evaluator at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Health Services Policy and Management. It is a living document, not intended to sit on a shelf. Many people and organizations collaborated on the plan, all with the same aim - to help South Carolinians have healthy mouths as well as healthy bodies.

Oral Health Resources for Health Care Professionals

• A Health Professional's Guide to Pediatric Oral Health Management 
  The Pediatric Oral Health Management program provides a series of 7 self-contained online modules designed to assist health professionals in managing the oral health of infants and young children.
• Nutrition and Oral Health for Children