MCHB-Funded Projects

Targeted Oral Health Services Systems (TOHSS)

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), a bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), funded the Targeted Oral Health Service Systems (TOHSS) grant program from 2008-2011. It was intended to move state oral health programs further toward program sustainability and a statewide approach to preventing oral disease. The TOHSS grant program provided states the flexibility to support public and private sector dental providers, business, social services, child welfare, child care, and health related service systems to design and implement programs that integrate oral health systems into the existing network of contacts among their constituents across the nation. Grants awarded through this funding opportunity built upon states’ past efforts to develop, implement or otherwise strengthen the state’s oral health program infrastructure so as to increase access to oral health services which target early intervention for the prevention of oral disease, especially for those most vulnerable children and their families.

Within this grant program, HRSA and MCHB designated three focus areas for oral health collaboration to improve the oral health status of maternal and child health populations:

1)      Increase age one dental visits for those children most at risk for disease,
2)      Improve access to oral health services for children with special health care needs, and
3)      Ensure restorative treatment of active disease through sealant programs.

These could be accomplished through collaborative strategies designed to be statewide that would be able to move the state oral health program toward program sustainability. Strategies considered for projects under this grant program included, for example, establishing inter-professional (medical/dental interface) referral networks and expansion of post-dental-sealant follow-up restorative services.

Grantee Highlights: Project Materials

Materials produced by grantees should be submitted via mail or e-mail to the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center to be cataloged in the library. Please include the project's grant number with any submission (the grant number may be found on the Notice of Grant Award). You may search the library online.

Vodicka, P, Balzer, J. 2011. Promising state strategies to improve the oral health of CYSHCN. Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs conference, February 13, 2011.

Alaska Oral Health Basic Screening Surveys

Connecticut

Home By One

Colorado

Iowa

Rodgers T, Russell B, Meister S. 2010. Inside I-Smile: Annual report on Iowa's dental home initiative for children. Des Moines, IA: Oral Health Bureau, Iowa Department of Public Health.
Children's Dental Health Month postcard, annually distributed to congressional delegation, state legislators, and other stakeholders: 2011, 2010, and 2009.
Rodgers T. 2010. 2010 oral health survey report: Infants and toddlers in Iowa's WIC program. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, Oral Health Bureau
Rodgers T, Chen X. 2009. 2009 Head Start oral health survey report. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, Oral Health Bureau

Kentucky

Kentucky Oral Health Coalitions Partnership Powers Prevention [poster presentation]. 2011.

Maine

Feinstein J et al. 2011. Creating a Community of Oral Health Care for Very Young Children [presentation]. American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, DC.
Kids Oral Health Partnership web site
Feinstein J, Lichter EL, Perkins KE, Shed SK, and Vaughan BW. 2009. Maine Kids Oral Health Partnership: Poster and Presentation (National Oral Health Conference, Portland, OR).
Kids Oral Health Partnership. 2011. Steps to Healthy Teeth. Augusta, ME: Kids Oral Health Partnership.
Maine Dental Access Coalition. 2011. Oral Health for Young Children: Everybody's Business [conference proceedings]. Northport, ME: May 6, 2011.

Marshall Islands

Tut OK, Briand K, Milgrom, P. Integration of Primary Dental Prevention into Well-Baby Program: Marshall Islands [poster]. Presented by Ohnmar Tut at the World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket, Thailand, September 9, 2009.

Maryland

Tinanoff N, Lowe E, Holt K, Goodman H. 2010. Maryland's mouths matter: Fluoride varnish and oral health screening programs for kids—Training for EPSDT providers in Maryland. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center; Baltimore, MD: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Oral Health

Massachusetts

BLOCK Oral Disease Educational Materials and Trainings
Dental Sealant Media Promotion
- Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA (30 second MP3) English (MP3) | Word
- Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA (60 second MP3) English (MP3) | Word
- Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA MP3 (30 second MP3) Spanish (MP3) | Word
- Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA (60 second MP3) Spanish (MP3) | Word

New York

Oral Health Care during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Practice Guidelines
Finding a Dental Provider
Baby Teeth are Important Mini Poster (English, Spanish)
Pregnancy and Dental Care Mini Poster (English, Spanish)
Fluoride Varnish Resource Training Materials

Virginia

Baby's First Dental Visit (English, Spanish) bookmark, developed to support educational efforts with WIC clients. 2011.
A Healthy Mouth for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Parent's Guide
Visiting the Dentist: Children with Special Health Care Needs
2009. Richmond, VA: Division of Dental Health, Virginia Department of Health.

Washington

University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington State Department of Health Oral Health Program. 2010. Oral health fact sheets for patients with special needs. Seattle, WA: University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington State Department of Health Oral Health Program.

Contact

MCHB contact for the TOHSS grant program:

Pamella Vodicka
Project Officer
Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
5600 Fishers Lane
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-30
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 443-2753
E-mail: pvodicka@hrsa.gov


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The TOHSS grant program provided states the flexibility to support public and private sector dental providers, business, social services, child welfare, child care, and health related service systems to design and implement programs that integrate oral health systems into the existing network of contacts among their constituents across the nation. Grants awarded through this funding opportunity built upon states’ past efforts to develop, implement or otherwise strengthen the state’s oral health program infrastructure so as to increase access to oral health services which target early intervention for the prevention of oral disease, especially for those most vulnerable children and their families. Within this grant program, HRSA and MCHB designated three focus areas for oral health collaboration to improve the oral health status of maternal and child health populations: 1) Increase age one dental visits for those children most at risk for disease, 2) Improve access to oral health services for children with special health care needs, and 3) Ensure restorative treatment of active disease through sealant programs. These could be accomplished through collaborative strategies designed to be statewide that would be able to move the state oral health program toward program sustainability. Strategies considered for projects under this grant program included, for example, establishing inter-professional (medical/dental interface) referral networks and expansion of post-dental-sealant follow-up restorative services. Grantee Highlights: Project Materials Materials produced by grantees should be submitted via mail or e-mail to the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center to be cataloged in the library. Please include the project's grant number with any submission (the grant number may be found on the Notice of Grant Award). You may search the library online. Vodicka, P, Balzer, J. 2011. Promising state strategies to improve the oral health of CYSHCN. Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs conference, February 13, 2011. Alaska Oral Health Basic Screening Surveys Results of the 2010/2011 Survey of Alaskan Kindergarten Children Results of the 2010/2011 Survey of Alaskan 3rd Grade Children Connecticut Home By One Colorado Be Smart and Seal Them [website] Be Smart and Seal Them! A School-Based Dental Sealant Program Manual Iowa Rodgers T, Russell B, Meister S. 2010. Inside I-Smile: Annual report on Iowa's dental home initiative for children. Des Moines, IA: Oral Health Bureau, Iowa Department of Public Health. Children's Dental Health Month postcard, annually distributed to congressional delegation, state legislators, and other stakeholders: 2011, 2010, and 2009. Rodgers T. 2010. 2010 oral health survey report: Infants and toddlers in Iowa's WIC program. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, Oral Health Bureau Rodgers T, Chen X. 2009. 2009 Head Start oral health survey report. Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, Oral Health Bureau Kentucky Kentucky Oral Health Coalitions Partnership Powers Prevention [poster presentation]. 2011. Maine Feinstein J et al. 2011. Creating a Community of Oral Health Care for Very Young Children [presentation]. American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, DC. Kids Oral Health Partnership web site Feinstein J, Lichter EL, Perkins KE, Shed SK, and Vaughan BW. 2009. Maine Kids Oral Health Partnership: Poster and Presentation (National Oral Health Conference, Portland, OR). Kids Oral Health Partnership. 2011. Steps to Healthy Teeth. Augusta, ME: Kids Oral Health Partnership. Maine Dental Access Coalition. 2011. Oral Health for Young Children: Everybody's Business [conference proceedings]. Northport, ME: May 6, 2011. Marshall Islands Tut OK, Briand K, Milgrom, P. Integration of Primary Dental Prevention into Well-Baby Program: Marshall Islands [poster]. Presented by Ohnmar Tut at the World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket, Thailand, September 9, 2009. Maryland Tinanoff N, Lowe E, Holt K, Goodman H. 2010. Maryland's mouths matter: Fluoride varnish and oral health screening programs for kids—Training for EPSDT providers in Maryland. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center; Baltimore, MD: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Oral Health Massachusetts BLOCK Oral Disease Educational Materials and Trainings Dental Sealant Media Promotion Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA (30 second MP3) English (MP3) \| Word Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA (60 second MP3) English (MP3) \| Word Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA MP3 (30 second MP3) Spanish (MP3) \| Word Super Tooth Dental Sealant Radio PSA (60 second MP3) Spanish (MP3) \| Word New York Oral Health Care during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Practice Guidelines Finding a Dental Provider Baby Teeth are Important Mini Poster (English, Spanish) Pregnancy and Dental Care Mini Poster (English, Spanish) Fluoride Varnish Resource Training Materials Virginia Baby's First Dental Visit (English, Spanish) bookmark, developed to support educational efforts with WIC clients. 2011. A Healthy Mouth for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Parent's Guide Visiting the Dentist: Children with Special Health Care Needs 2009. Richmond, VA: Division of Dental Health, Virginia Department of Health. Washington University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington State Department of Health Oral Health Program. 2010. Oral health fact sheets for patients with special needs. Seattle, WA: University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington State Department of Health Oral Health Program. Contact MCHB contact for the TOHSS grant program: Pamella Vodicka Project Officer Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau 5600 Fishers Lane Parklawn Building, Room 18A-30 Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-2753 E-mail: pvodicka@hrsa.gov
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