Oral Health | Vermont Department of Health
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Oral Health | Vermont Department of Health
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Oral Health
In this section:
Oral Health Resources For Individuals & Families
Vermont 802 Smiles Network
Dental & General Health
Dental Care & Insurance
Pregnancy and Childhood
Fluoride
Resources for Families, Schools & Worksites
Resources for Health Professionals
Vision
: All Vermonters have good oral health
Mission
: We work
with partners across VT and beyond to support dental health through evidence-based strategies like school-based dental health programs, community water fluoridation, minimally invasive dental care, and medical-dental health integration.
You cannot be truly healthy without good dental health. Dental health is important for obvious reasons like eating, speaking, feeling good about your smile, and being able to find a job.
Dental health is also important for overall health. For example, people who have diabetes are at greater risk for dental disease, and having dental disease makes it more difficult to control blood sugar levels. Poor dental health has also been linked to heart disease and stroke.
To see how we're doing in Vermont:
Oral Health Performance Scorecard
Find Vermont data, reports and publications on dental health:
Plans & Reports
We partner to promote dental/oral health.
We work collaboratively with partners across the state and nation to support early preventive dental health – beginning in pregnancy.
We focus on evidence-based dental health strategies like fluoride varnish, community water fluoridation and dental sealants. Our mission is to reduce dental disease and promote dental health for all Vermonters.
The Vermont Oral Health Network
The Vermont Oral Health Network (VOHN) is a network made up of people who are interested in promoting oral health equity. The Vermont Department of Health’s Office of Oral Health coordinates the group, which includes representatives of statewide institutions, including dental professional organizations, dental career training programs, insurance companies, Agency of Human Services partners and Federally Qualified Health Centers, as well as individual members. We may come from different perspectives but we share a passion for promoting oral health.
The group meets quarterly for about two hours to learn about topics related to dental public health; the first hour is usually a presentation by a guest speaker or panel of speakers followed by Q and A, and time for updates and networking among VOHN members. Previous topics include: school-based dental health, teledentistry and the Virtual Dental Home model, minimally invasive dental care, and health equity in dentistry. We do not have a recurring meeting time; meetings are scheduled based on speaker availability.
In addition to learning about topics related to dental health, opportunities arise to work on ad-hoc projects. Most recently, members of the VOHN updated our Vermont Oral Health Plan.
If you are interested in joining the Vermont Oral Health Network or learning more about the Office of Oral Health, please email
[email protected]
.
Important Links
SDF Fact Sheet
VT Guide to Fluoride Levels in Public Water Systems
Smiles for Life
Contact 802Smiles
Contact 802Smiles
Vermont 802 Smiles Network
The 802 Smiles Network connects Vermont's various school dental health programs under one umbrella. Its...
Oral Health Resources For Individuals & Families
Oral health is important, and establishing healthy habits shouldn’t be limited to regular visits to...
Resources for Families, Schools & Worksites
What we eat and drink has a big impact on our bodies, including our teeth...
Resources for Health Professionals
Patients who have low socioeconomic status are most at risk for oral disease and have...
Dental Care & Insurance
We want as many Vermonters as possible to have dental care. Use these searchable directories...
Fluoride
For 70 years, community water fluoridation has improved dental health in Vermont. This is the...
Dental & General Health
Although medicine and dentistry have remained separate for many years, there is a connection between...
Pregnancy and Childhood
Dental health is especially important for pregnant people because the bacteria that cause dental decay...
Subscribe to Oral Health
Last Updated:
April 1, 2026
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Translations for you
Oral Health
In this section:
Oral Health Resources For Individuals & Families
Vermont 802 Smiles Network
Dental & General Health
Dental Care & Insurance
Pregnancy and Childhood
Fluoride
Resources for Families, Schools & Worksites
Resources for Health Professionals
Vision
: All Vermonters have good oral health
Mission
: We work
with partners across VT and beyond to support dental health through evidence-based strategies like school-based dental health programs, community water fluoridation, minimally invasive dental care, and medical-dental health integration.
You cannot be truly healthy without good dental health. Dental health is important for obvious reasons like eating, speaking, feeling good about your smile, and being able to find a job.
Dental health is also important for overall health. For example, people who have diabetes are at greater risk for dental disease, and having dental disease makes it more difficult to control blood sugar levels. Poor dental health has also been linked to heart disease and stroke.
To see how we're doing in Vermont:
Oral Health Performance Scorecard
Find Vermont data, reports and publications on dental health:
Plans & Reports
We partner to promote dental/oral health.
We work collaboratively with partners across the state and nation to support early preventive dental health – beginning in pregnancy.
We focus on evidence-based dental health strategies like fluoride varnish, community water fluoridation and dental sealants. Our mission is to reduce dental disease and promote dental health for all Vermonters.
The Vermont Oral Health Network
The Vermont Oral Health Network (VOHN) is a network made up of people who are interested in promoting oral health equity. The Vermont Department of Health’s Office of Oral Health coordinates the group, which includes representatives of statewide institutions, including dental professional organizations, dental career training programs, insurance companies, Agency of Human Services partners and Federally Qualified Health Centers, as well as individual members. We may come from different perspectives but we share a passion for promoting oral health.
The group meets quarterly for about two hours to learn about topics related to dental public health; the first hour is usually a presentation by a guest speaker or panel of speakers followed by Q and A, and time for updates and networking among VOHN members. Previous topics include: school-based dental health, teledentistry and the Virtual Dental Home model, minimally invasive dental care, and health equity in dentistry. We do not have a recurring meeting time; meetings are scheduled based on speaker availability.
In addition to learning about topics related to dental health, opportunities arise to work on ad-hoc projects. Most recently, members of the VOHN updated our Vermont Oral Health Plan.
If you are interested in joining the Vermont Oral Health Network or learning more about the Office of Oral Health, please email
[email protected]
.
Important Links
SDF Fact Sheet
VT Guide to Fluoride Levels in Public Water Systems
Smiles for Life
Contact 802Smiles
Contact 802Smiles
Vermont 802 Smiles Network
The 802 Smiles Network connects Vermont's various school dental health programs under one umbrella. Its...
Oral Health Resources For Individuals & Families
Oral health is important, and establishing healthy habits shouldn’t be limited to regular visits to...
Resources for Families, Schools & Worksites
What we eat and drink has a big impact on our bodies, including our teeth...
Resources for Health Professionals
Patients who have low socioeconomic status are most at risk for oral disease and have...
Dental Care & Insurance
We want as many Vermonters as possible to have dental care. Use these searchable directories...
Fluoride
For 70 years, community water fluoridation has improved dental health in Vermont. This is the...
Dental & General Health
Although medicine and dentistry have remained separate for many years, there is a connection between...
Pregnancy and Childhood
Dental health is especially important for pregnant people because the bacteria that cause dental decay...
Subscribe to Oral Health
Last Updated:
April 1, 2026