WHAT ARE THE MY SMILE BUDDY PROGRAM VISION and VALUE PROPOSITION?

For parents/caregivers and their children: The MySmileBuddy Program envisions empowered parents and caregivers who actively promote their children’s oral health in partnership with their child’s dental provider by adopting and sustaining healthy dietary behaviors and effective oral hygiene practices.

 

For dental insurers:  The MySmileBuddy Program envisions increased emphasis on prevention to yield better health outcomes at lower cost with greater family satisfaction. Two systems models confirm significant return-on-investment.

 

For dental providers: The MySmileBuddy Program envisions a partnership with parents that moves oral health guidance beyond the office walls and into children’s homes.

 

THE GUIDE

 

This MySmileBuddy Implementation Guide explains

• WHAT the MySmileBuddy Program is

• WHO the MySmileBuddy Program helps

• WHO Delivers or Disseminates the MySmileBuddy Program

• WHERE the MySmileBuddy Program can be used

• HOW to engage families to use the MySmileBuddy Program

 

This guide is a one-stop manual to promote, disseminate, and utilize the MySmileBuddy Program – an A to Z guide to help families improve their children’s oral health!

 

VERSION HISTORY

As increasing numbers of people use the MySmileBuddy Program to help children secure and maintain good oral health, we will update this GUIDE as needed to reflect lessons learned.

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