The Children’s Oral Health Initative (COHI) is an early intervention service that targets First Nations children from zero to twelve years old with the goal to reduce prevalence of early childhood caries disease. Such service includes oral screenings, and application of fluoride varnish, pit and fissure sealants and silver diamine fluoride.
The COHI team currently has eleven (11) Community Dental Health Practitoners (CDHPs) employed by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) that provides preventative dental services to 50 First Nations communities across Alberta. The program delivery often occurs in primary school settings, as well as daycares, preschools and health centers.
ISC is seeking the provision of the clinical and professional oversight to allow ISC to conduct the COHI program and ensure that quality dental care is being provided for First Nation clients and partners, as well as gathering and analyzing oral health data.
