Caries Prevention, Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, and
Treatment
This curriculum was developed for clinicians working in safety net
dental clinics in Ohio. The series of five modules provide a framework
for assessing an individual's risk for dental caries and determining
prevention, treatment, and education strategies based on that
individual's risk category. The modules also include information about
dental caries prevention, examination, restorative treatment, and
recall intervals.
Tucker J, Barzel R, Holt K, Siegel M, eds. 2009. Washington, DC:
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. The curriculum is available online.
Editorial
Note: OHRC has listed this distance learning curricula with TRAIN, the
TrainingFinder Real-Time Affiliate Integrated Network. Search for
courses by subject (Oral Health), and earn free continuing education
credits or a completion certificate through TRAIN. Detailed course
descriptions are online.
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healthychildren.org
This Web site is designed for families seeking pediatric health
information consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics'
policies and guidelines. The Web site’s Healthy Living section features
information on oral health. Topics include caring for a young child's
teeth, establishing toothbrushing habits, preventing tooth decay in
children, and teething and oral hygiene. The Web site's Health
Management section presents information on pediatric dentists,
including what kind of training they have, what types of treatments
they provide, and where to find them.
American Academy of Pediatrics. 2009. Chicago, IL: American Academy of
Pediatrics. View Web site.
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Medicaid Coverage for Dental Care for Pregnant Women
This policy brief examines state Medicaid oral health coverage for
pregnant women. Topics include the importance of oral health during
pregnancy, oral health care utilization, and state recommendations to
improve access to oral health care for pregnant women enrolled in
Medicaid. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Buerlein J with Isman B, Hanlon C. 2009. National Oral Health Policy
Center. 3 pp. The policy brief is available online.
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Oral Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XXII
This document is part of a series designed to stimulate thinking and
creativity within the MCH community by providing information about
current materials of interest. It includes sections on data; meetings;
national programs; policy; professional education, tools, and training;
public education; and state and local programs. Materials listed in the
bulletin address oral health topics including barriers to care,
disparities in unmet needs, improving childhood health, children with
special health care needs, the dental home, perinatal care, fluoride,
the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009,
and evaluation of programs.
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2009.
Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource
Center. The bulletin is available online.
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Barriers to Dental Care for Children in Virginia with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
This study assessed the use of oral health services among children in
Virginia with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified barriers
that affect their access to oral health care. The authors found that
children with ASD who displayed "extremely uncooperative" behavior and
whose families' incomes were between $20,000 and $49,000 were less
likely to have a regular dentist and less likely to receive care when
needed, compared with their counterparts who did not display such
behavior and whose families' incomes were higher.
Brickhouse TH, Farrington FH, Best AM, Ellsworth CW. 2009. Journal of
Dentistry for Children 76(3):188-193. The Abstract
is available online.
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Oral Health Care in CSHCN: State Medicaid Policy
Considerations
This study examined the rates at which children with special health
care needs (CSHCN) enrolled in Medicaid receive preventive oral health
care and the association between receiving preventive oral health care
and state-level Medicaid reimbursement levels. There was significant
variation in not receiving preventive oral health care across states.
Controlling for individual characteristics only slightly reduced the
variance between states. A higher reimbursement level for oral
prophylaxis (cleaning) was associated with higher prevalence of
receiving needed preventive oral health care. Parents of CSHCN who did
not perceive a need for preventive medical care were more likely to not
perceive a need for preventive oral health care.
Kenney MK. 2009. Pediatrics 124(6, Suppl. 4):S384-S391. The Abstract
is available onlilne.
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Special Issue on
Children's Oral Health
This special issue of Academic Pediatrics contains background papers
prepared for the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP's) National
Summit on Children's Oral Health held on November 7-8, 2008, in
Chicago, Illinois. The issue includes commentaries on children's oral
health as a pediatric health priority, progress in children's oral
health since Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
was published in 2000, and scientific investments and improvements in
oral health. The issue also addresses science and surveillance, access
and barriers to care, the oral health work force, and policy
achievements and challenges.
Mouradian WE, Slayton RL, eds. 2009. Special Issue on Children's Oral
Health. Academic Pediatrics 9(6). The special issue is available online. (includes full-text journal content and the summit agenda, a list of
speakers and attendees, and additional background information).
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