oral health resources

Oral Health Resources

Research shows that having dental benefits and taking advantage of those benefits with regular visits to your dentist is vital to maintaining your overall health. More than 120 diseases may be first detected by a dental exam because symptoms often appear first inside the mouth. Gum disease is the body’s response to the bacteria in the mouth and certain health issues, such as those listed below, may be linked to these infections.*

Member oral health materials

Download the following materials for your employees to help them understand the importance of oral health.

Alzheimer’s and gum disease

America's Oral Health Report

America's Oral Health - Summary

Oral health brochure

Oral health and overall wellness flyer

The importance of sealants

opioids pain management

Opioids Information

Click on the button below to download a guide for effectively managing pain from dental treatment.

Download guide
grin microsite

Grin magazine

Browse our grin microsite for articles on a variety of oral health topics, including wellness and nutrition, fun tips, and oral health news and research articles.

Visit grin
coloring book

Coloring book

Having trouble getting your kids interested in oral health? Download the Delta Dental coloring book for word searches, word scrambles, coloring pages and more!

Oral health glossary

Look up common oral health terms in our glossary. 
 

oral health terms glossary
searchable oral health library

Searchable oral health library

Protect your smiles with information on just about any topic with our oral health library. You can search your desired topic or browse through oral health categories.

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*Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease. American Academy of Family Physicians, www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1201/p1381.html