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Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
February 2008
Introduction
This knowledge path about
oral health and pregnant women, infants,
children, and adolescents has been compiled
by the National Maternal
and Child Oral Health Resource Center
(OHRC) and the Maternal
and Child Health Library at Georgetown
University. It offers a selection of
current, high-quality resources that
analyze data, describe effective programs,
and report on policy and research aimed
at improving access to oral health care
and quality of oral health for pregnant
women, infants, children and adolescents.
Separate sections identify resources
on specific aspects of oral health including
child care and Head Start (HS), dental
sealants, early childhood caries (ECC),
fluoride varnish, K-12 education, pregnancy,
and school-based care. A separate section
lists oral health resources for consumers.
This knowledge path is aimed at health
professionals, program administrators,
educators, policymakers, and consumers,
and it will be updated annually.
Related knowledge path topics: See Child
and adolescent health insurance and access
to care.
Resources
for Professionals
Overview
The Surgeon General's Call
to action urges that oral health
promotion, disease prevention, and
care have a presence in all health
policy agendas set at local, state,
and national levels. Intrinsic to this
goal is the concept of integrating
oral health into general health. Many
states have developed plans that
integrate key oral health components
into the state's general health plan.
Building oral health into existing
health programs will maximize the integration
of oral health into general-health
programs and will ensure that oral
health is included where appropriate
in other state health initiatives.
Web Sites of
National Organizations
- Academy
of General Dentistry (AGD).
Provides continuing education (CE)
information, journal articles,
and membership news. Also see AGD's directory of
dentists and resources
for consumers, which include
fact sheets about dental
sealants.
- American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
(AAPD). Offers a reference
manual containing definitions,
policies, clinical guidelines,
endorsements, and resources for
improving pediatric oral health.
Also provides a press kit with
15 story ideas addressing common
pediatric oral health issues, journal
article abstracts, and meeting
and CE information. Initiatives
include
Dental
Home Resource Center.
Presents information about the
dental home concept and resources
to support the delivery of oral
health care to all children,
with a focus on infants. Recent
materials include
Also see AAPD's directory of
pediatric dentists and its resources
for parents, which include information
about dental
sealants.
- American
Academy of Pediatrics: Oral Health.
Presents training and program information
to promote improved child oral
health by offering pediatricians
and other child health professionals
the tools and support they need
to provide community-based, collaborative
care. Offers a database of
community pediatric oral health
projects, a newsletter,
policy statements, journal articles,
and links to other resources. Also
see AAP's Oral
health risk assessment: Training
for pediatricians and other child
health professionals, rev. ed.
(2008).
- American
Association for Community Dental
Programs (AACDP). Offers
membership information, a newsletter,
annual meeting materials, and resources
to support those serving the oral
health needs of vulnerable populations
at the community level.
- American
Association of Public Health Dentistry
(AAPHD).
Contains program information for
accredited dental public health
residencies, a contact list for
schools of public health and public
health programs, meeting information,
and a newsletter.
- American
Dental Association (ADA).
Contains journal articles, position
statements, policy analyses,
news releases, and information
about products, CE opportunities,
meetings, and membership. Recent
resources and initiatives include
Give
Kids a Smile! Provides
background information and resources
for this initiative to provide
free oral health services to
children from families with low
incomes across the country during
the first Friday in February
each year.
Methamphetamine
use and oral health.
(2007).
National
Children's Dental Health Month
(NCDHM).
Presents information about this
nationwide observance held every
February to raise awareness about
the importance of oral health.
Resources for oral health professionals
and teachers include a program
planning kit, posters, classroom
ideas, and activity sheets for
children.
Also see ADA's directory of
dentists, resources for consumers,
resources about ECC and topical
fluoride, and the Smile
Smarts! Oral Health Curriculum.
- American
Dental Hygienists' Association
(ADHA). Offers online CE
courses, position papers, information
about programs and grants, and
testimony about infant, child,
and adolescent oral health and
access to care. Also see ADHA's
resources for consumers.
- Association
of State and Territorial Dental
Directors (ASTDD). Contains
project reports and program information
for federally funded oral health
activities, information about and
links to each state and territory
oral health program, links to resources
and tools to support state and
territorial dental directors in
their efforts to build high-quality
oral health programs, a newsletter,
and a list of members by state.
ASTDD collaborates with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) in the development of
oral health data
systems. Recent resources and
initiatives include
Best
Practice Approaches. Presents
information about proven and
promising practices for developing
effective state, territorial,
and community oral health programs.
Includes a set of reports that
describe public health strategies,
summarize supporting evidence,
review best practice criteria,
and use current practices to
illustrate successful implementation
methods. Also offers a database of
successful state public oral
health activities.
Got
a sweet tooth? Monitoring the prevalence
of obesity and tooth decay in children.
(2007). [PowerPoint presentations
and accompanying materials from
a Webcast co-sponsored by the Association
of State and Territorial Health
Officials].
Guidelines
for state and territorial oral
health programs, rev. ed. (2007).
Protecting
children from methamphetamine.
(2007).
Summary
report: Synopsis of state dental
public health programs -- Data
for FY 2005-2006.
(2007).
Also see ASTDD's distance
learning resources, the Safety
net dental clinic manual and
the Mobile-portable
dental manual, and ASTDD's brief
about fluoride
varnish.
- Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Supports several
oral health initiatives:
CDC's
Division of Oral Health.
Contains data
systems, guidelines and recommendations,
fact sheets, journal articles,
and other resources to enhance
oral disease prevention in state
and community settings. Dental
caries and fluoride supplements
are among the oral health topics
addressed. Resources include
- Community
Water Fluoridation.
Presents a collection of resources
about the benefits, safety,
engineering support, and other
factors to consider with community
water fluoridation and fluorides.
- Impact
and value: Telling your program's
story.
(2007). This workbook helps public
health program administrators
systematically document public
health program achievements,
pull together details into a
coherent narrative, and use "success
stories" to generate program
support.
- Oral
health: Preventing cavities,
gum disease, and tooth loss,
rev. ed.
(2007).
- State
Oral Health Programs. Offers
information about CDC funding
for state oral health programs,
oral health program infrastructure
development tools, oral health
information by state and territory,
and state oral health plans.
CDC's
Guide to Community Preventive Services:
Oral Health.
Contains recommendations for population-based
interventions addressing oral health.
CDC's
National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS). Provides data about
oral health. Recent publications
include
- Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Provides information about Medicaid
oral health coverage for eligible
individuals under age 21 as a required
component of the Early and Periodic
Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment
(EPSDT) benefit. Also briefly describes
the oral
health services available through
the State Children's Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP). Also see the HRSA
Medicaid Primer and the Medicaid
Benefits database.
- Children's
Dental Health Project (CDHP).
Contains program information and
resources about children's oral
health, particularly on issues
involving access to care, financing
programs, and health disparities.
Publications include issue briefs,
fact sheets, conference presentations,
articles, and reports. Recent publications
include
SCHIP
reauthorization: Recommended
dental program modifications.
(2007).
Successful
state Medicaid dental reforms.
(2007). This collection of reports
summarizes Medicaid innovations
in six states that have increased
both dentist participation and
dental access for child beneficiaries.
- Community
Voices (CV).
Contains program descriptions,
articles, and policy briefs about
community efforts to improve oral
health for underserved populations.
CV is an initiative of the W.
K. Kellogg Foundation. Recent
publications include
Oral
health: Who cares? Who should care? (2007).
- Healthy
People 2010. Offers information
about this national health-promotion
and disease-prevention initiative.
It is coordinated by the Office
of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (ODPHP). Healthy
People 2010 addresses 467 objectives
in 28 focus areas. Focus
area 21 presents the oral-health-promotion
and disease-prevention agenda. Healthy
People 2010 provides background
information on the initiative;
the complete text (online and searchable), Healthy
People 2010: Understanding and
improving health, 2nd ed. (2000)
and Healthy
People 2010 midcourse review (2006); data;
a list of the Healthy
People partners and related
sites; and other Healthy
People publications. Also see
the NIDCR
oral health tool kit and the HP2010
Information Access Project for
access to published literature
related to the Healthy
People 2010 oral health objectives.
- HRSA
Medicaid Primer.
Offers information to assist state
and local health officials in understanding
how Medicaid works and how it can
ensure access to health services
for underserved populations. A
section is devoted to oral
health services under Medicaid.
This primer is provided by the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA).
- Medicaid/SCHIP
Dental Association (MSDA).
Presents links to publications
about state and national Medicaid
and SCHIP oral health policies
and practices. MSDA aims to provide
state and national leadership and
support in the development of sound
Medicaid/SCHIP oral health policy.
- National
Health Law Program (NHeLP).
Offers issue briefs, case dockets,
and other resources about Medicaid,
SCHIP, and children's access to
health care, including oral
health care. NHeLP is a national
public-interest law firm that aims
to improve health care for families
with low incomes, minorities, the
elderly, and people with disabilities.
Publications include
Docket
of Medicaid cases to improve dental
access, rev. ed.
(2007).
Medicaid
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis
and Treatment: State innovation
leads to improved oral health participation
rates.
(2007).
- National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research (NIDCR). Contains
fact sheets, brochures, news releases,
and other resources about oral
diseases and conditions. Includes
resources about oral health management
for individuals with special health
care needs. Also offers information
about research, funding, clinical
trials, and training. Some materials
are available in Spanish. NIDCR
also offers an oral and craniofacial data
system, a newsletter,
suggestions for finding
dental care, resources for consumers,
and oral-health-education classroom
materials. NIDCR is part of
the National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Important resources include
Healthy
People 2010: Oral health toolkit.
(2004). This toolkit reviews
the Healthy
People 2010 oral health objectives
and provides practical advice,
methods, resources, and examples
to help in planning, implementing,
and evaluating oral health objectives
at the state, territorial, tribal,
and community levels.
Integral
role of behavioral and social sciences
in a systems approach to oral health
research.
(2007).
National
call to action to promote oral
health: A public-private partnership
under the leadership of the Office
of the Surgeon General. (2003).
This document outlines goals, visions,
and guiding principles for building
upon the major findings of the
Surgeon General's report, Oral
health in America, to
stimulate initiatives and expand
efforts to improve oral health.
Oral
health in America: A report of
the Surgeon General. (2000).
- National
Maternal and Child Oral Health
Resource Center (OHRC).
Provides information and materials
to assist health professionals,
program administrators, educators,
policymakers, and others in improving
oral health services for pregnant
women, infants, children, and adolescents.
Offers a searchable
collection of print and electronic
materials. The Oral
health resource bulletin lists
recent, noteworthy items in the
collection, and OHRC's A-Z
List links to materials by
topic. OHRC also offers a database describing
oral health projects funded by
the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and
a database of
projects funded by the Office
of Head Start (OHS), news
alerts and online discussion lists, distance
learning curricula, meeting
materials, and links to resources
about oral health. OHRC is supported
by MCHB, and it collaborates with
the Maternal
and Child Health Library on
its oral health collection development.
Resources include
Bright
Futures Oral Health Toolbox.
Links to guides, curricula, screening/risk
assessment tools, and anticipatory
guidance tools for health professionals
and human services providers
serving pregnant women, infants,
children, and adolescents.
Recent OHRC publications
include
A
way with words: Guidelines for
writing oral health materials for
audiences with limited literacy.
(2008).
Oral
health resource bulletin.
(2007).
Web-based
manuals for professionals working
to improve the public's oral health.
(2007).
Web-based
oral health curricula for health
professionals and human service
providers.
(2007).
Also see OHRC's resources
for consumers and
resources about Head
Start (HS), dental
sealants, ECC, fluoride
varnish, pregnancy,
and school-based
care.
- National
Oral Health Policy Center.
Presents materials and links to
resources to inform policy development
and improve the oral health status
of vulnerable populations, with
a particular focus on children
from families with low incomes
who are eligible for Medicaid.
The center is part of the University
of California, Los Angeles, Center
for Healthier Children, Families
and Communities. Recent publications
include
Assuring
comprehensive dental services in
Medicaid and Head Start programs:
Planning and implementation considerations.
(2007).
- Oral
Health America (OHA). Contains
information about its public-education
campaigns to address oral health
issues such as dental caries, spit
tobacco, dental sealants, water
fluoridation, and disparities in
oral health and access to care.
Also publishes a newsletter.
Initiatives include
Campaign
for Oral Health Parity.
Describes this communications
initiative to place oral health
needs on equal footing with other
health care needs and to promote
access to oral health care for
all Americans. Campaign strategies
include the release of state-by-state
report cards and targeted media
campaigns to bring oral health
disparities to the attention
of opinion leaders, policymakers,
and the public.
National
Center for Fluoridation (NCF).
Provides data and information on
the positive impact of community
water fluoridation.
National
Spit Tobacco Education Program
(NSTEP).
Contains resources about spit tobacco
use, prevention, and cessation.
Also see OHA's school-based
oral health initiatives.
- Pipeline,
Profession, and Practice: Community-Based
Dental Education Program.
Presents information and background
resources for this collaborative
of 15 U.S. dental schools that
work to reduce oral health disparities
through the recruitment and retention
of underrepresented minority and
lower-income students and the integration
of community-based student rotations
into curricula. The Pipeline is
a national program of the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
- Special
Care Dentistry (SCD).
Links to educational modules, a
product guide, and other resources
about the oral health care of individuals
with special needs.
- Special
Olympics Special Smiles.
Describes this initiative to increase
access to oral health care for
Special Olympics athletes as well
as for all people with intellectual
disabilities. Includes a guide to
help develop and maintain a complete
oral hygiene program for individuals
with special health care needs,
a handbook to
implement a Special Olympics Special
Smiles event, and a training
manual for oral health screening. Special
Olympics is an international
organization dedicated to empowering
individuals with intellectual disabilities
to become physically fit, productive,
and respected members of society
through sports training and competition.
Additional
Resources from National Organizations
- American
Dental Education Association (ADEA).
2007. Second
ADEA advanced dental education summit:
The convergence of specialties in
advanced dental education. Challenges
and opportunities. Proceedings.
Washington, DC: American Dental Education
Association. These proceedings describe
a summit about dental education that
focused on five themes: (1) improve
compensation and work force conditions,
(2) encourage uniformity (and reform)
of national licensure, (3) require
an advanced postgraduate year, (4)
promote interdisciplinary interaction,
and (5) engage in the accreditation
of nonrecognized specialty interest
areas.
- Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee
on Domestic Policy. 2007. Oversight
adequacy of the pediatric dental
program for Medicaid eligible children.
Washington, DC: U.S.
House of Representatives. This
collection of hearing testimony examines
the adequacy of the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services' oversight
mechanisms used to evaluate the ability
of Medicaid programs to ensure children's
access to dental health.
- Department
of Health and Human Services Office
of Inspector General.
2007. Improper
payments for Medicaid pediatric dental
services. Washington, DC: Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
This report presents findings from
an assessment of the appropriateness
of Medicaid payments for pediatric
dental services.
- Gehshan S, Wyatt M.
2007. Improving
oral health care for young children.
Portland, ME: National
Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP).
This report focuses on financing and
work force challenges, describes promising
models of care, and examines options
for policymakers seeking to improve
access to oral health care for young
children.
- George
Washington University School of Public
Health and Health Services,
Rapid Public Health Policy Response
Project. 2008. Pediatric
dentistry: How can dental care for
low-income children be improved? Washington,
DC: George Washington University
School of Public Health and Health
Services. This paper describes the
causes and consequences of oral diseases
that disproportionately affect the
nation's most vulnerable children
and the strategies available to address
them. Topics include disparities
in oral disease, the consequences
of oral disease in children, unmet
needs for pediatric dentistry, and
strategies to increase access to
appropriate oral health services
for children.
- Kaiser
Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
2007. Dental
coverage and care for low-income
children: The role of Medicaid and
SCHIP. Washington, DC: Kaiser
Family Foundation (KFF). This
fact sheet provides an overview of
oral health care access and coverage
for children from families with low
incomes. Topics include the importance
of oral health care for children,
disparities in children's oral disease
and care, coverage for oral health
care in Medicaid and the SCHIP, and
initiatives to increase access to
oral health care for children.
- Ruddy G. 2007. Health
centers' role in addressing the oral
health needs of the medically underserved.
Washington, DC: National
Association of Community Health Centers.
This issue brief describes health
centers' role in meeting the oral
health needs of low-income and at-risk
populations, the importance of improving
access to oral health services, and
funding challenges.
Web Sites
of State Organizations
- Arizona
Office of Oral Health.
Presents reports about oral health
status, trends, and disparities
among children in Arizona. Also
offers information about oral-health-promotion
programs, including a school-based
dental sealant program and a school
fluoride mouthrinse program, and
media campaign materials about
ECC. Recent publications include
Arizona
dental workforce
survey: 2003-2004.
(2007).
Arizona
dental hygiene workforce survey:
2003-2004.
(2007).
- Colorado
Department of Public Health and
Environment: Oral Health Program.
Contains information about and
resources to support a school-based
dental sealant program, a school
fluoride mouthrinse program, community
water fluoridation, and an oral
health surveillance system. Other
resources include a dental emergency
flip chart, oral health program
guidelines for school districts,
an ECC fact sheet, and reports
about the oral health status of
children in Colorado. Some materials
are available in Spanish. Recent
publications include
Oral
health resource guide.
(2007).
- Illinois
Department of Public Health: Division
of Oral Health.
Includes materials for Illinois'
school-based oral examination program,
oral health fact sheets for consumers
on topics that include ECC, dental
sealants, and oral health during
pregnancy, and a coloring book
for children.
- Iowa
Department of Public Health: Oral
Health Bureau. Contains
program information and reports
about Iowa's efforts to improve
the oral health of all residents.
Oral health programs for pregnant
women, infants, children, and adolescents
include a school-based dental sealant
program, a fluoride varnish program,
an EPSDT oral services program,
and the Iowa Access to Baby and
Child Dentistry Program.
- Kansas
Department of Health and the Environment:
Oral Health Initiative.
Offers information about efforts
to improve oral health in Kansas
via oral health education, oral
disease prevention, oral health
assessment, and access to oral
health care. Includes a collection
of oral health fact sheets on topics
that include toothbrushing techniques,
fluoride varnish, dental first
aid, ECC, tooth eruption, and nutrition.
Recent publications include
Kansas
oral health plan.
(2007).
Optimum
oral health for children with special
health care needs: Oral Health
Kansas and Partners.
(2007).
Smiles
Across Kansas: 2007 update.
(2007).
- Maine
Oral Health Program.
Describes the state of oral health
and oral health care for Maine
residents and Maine's school oral
health program. Also presents a
set of fact sheets for consumers
on topics that include oral health
for children with special health
care needs, community water fluoridation,
early childhood oral health, oral
health care during pregnancy, preventing
dental caries, and dental sealants.
Recent publications include
Dental
clinics and services for low income
persons in Maine.
(2007).
Improving
MaineCare dental access for Maine
children: 9th annual report to
the Joint Standing Committee on
Health and Human Services.
(2007).
Maine
oral health improvement plan: A
framework for the improvement of
state and local policies for oral
health.
(2007).
- New
York State Department of Health:
Oral Health.
Offers information and resources
about the connection between oral
health and general health, oral
health across the lifespan, the
impact of oral disease, and New
York's oral health programs and
initiatives, many of which are
targeted to pregnant women, infants,
children, and adolescents. Also
see the CE activity, Oral
health care during pregnancy and
early childhood.
- Tennessee
Department of Health: Oral Health
Services.
Presents information about the
history of the oral health program
in Tennessee, a school-based oral
health promotion project, dental
clinics, and fluoride programs,
including a fluoride varnish program
and community water fluoridation
programs. Also presents a set of
oral health fact sheets about healthy
oral development, the importance
and care of children's teeth, primary
and permanent tooth eruption, ECC,
fluoride, dental sealants, mouth
guards, nutrition, pregnancy, preventing
tooth decay, periodontal disease,
oral-injury prevention, and tobacco
use. Recent publications include
Standards
of practice for dental public health,
rev. ed.
(2007).
- Washington
State Department of Health: Oral
Health Program. Offers
information and resources about
the importance of oral health to
general health, common oral health
concerns, community water fluoridation,
dental sealants, and oral health
for children with special health
care needs. Also offers data about
oral health in the state, legislative
news, and links to oral health
laws. Recent publications and initiatives
include
Access
to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD).
Presents program information
and materials that can be used
to replicate this model program
focusing on preventive and restorative
dental care for Medicaid-eligible
infants and children from birth
to age 6, with emphasis on enrollment
by age 1. This ABCD program operates
throughout Washington State.
Access
to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD)
program: Supplemental billing instructions.
(2007).
Citizens'
Watch for Oral Health.
Presents facts about oral disease
in Washington State and information
about this campaign to improve
oral health, particularly among
infants, children, adolescents,
and the elderly. Citizens' Watch
is an initiative of the Washington
Dental Service Foundation.
Dental
program for clients through age
20: Billing instructions.
(2007).
Impact
of oral disease on the lives of
Washingtonians: The Washington
State oral disease burden document.
(2007).
- Wisconsin
Oral Health Program. Contains
program information, reports, and
fact sheets on topics such as ECC,
dental sealants, fluoride, and
smokeless tobacco. Also provides
training resources, including samples
of agency protocols for the placement
of dental sealants and the application
of fluoride varnish in public health
settings; training materials for
integrating oral-health-promotion
and oral-health-prevention services
into health care visits; and a
training manual for oral health
professionals about oral health
and pregnancy and ECC.
- Also see the following
for state-specific reports and/or state
oral health program information: Association
of State and Territorial Dental Directors
(ASTDD), CDC's
Division of Oral Health, Children's
Dental Health Project (CDHP), HRSA
Medicaid Primer, National
Health Law Program (NHeLP), National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research (NIDCR), National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource
Center (OHRC), National
Oral Health Policy Center, Oral
Health America (OHA), and the Additional
Resources From National Organizations section.
Also see the Safety
net dental clinic manual (2003-).
In addition, several items by and about
state oral health programs are listed
in the data and programs
database sections and in the sections
within Resources
on Specific Aspects of Oral Health.
Additional
Resources from State Organizations
- Alaska Dental Action
Coalition. 2007. Oral
health and dental access: Perspectives
and recommendations from the Alaska
Dental Action Coalition. Juneau,
AK: State
of Alaska Department of Health and
Social Services. This document
reports on the oral health status of
Alaskans, particularly children and
older adults; presents information
about the oral health work force; and
makes recommendations about oral health
prevention, education, access to care,
and financing.
- Bethel LA. 2007. 2007-2009
Massachusetts children with special
health care needs oral health action
plan. Boston, MA: Office
of Oral Health, Massachusetts
Department of Public Health.
This document outlines the goals
and objectives to address oral health
care issues for children with special
health care needs in Massachusetts.
A companion document, Massachusetts
state / territorial oral health forums
for children with special health
care needs leading to an action plan (2007),
is available.
- California
HealthCare Foundation.
2007. Denti-Cal
facts and figures: A look at California's
Medicaid dental program. Oakland,
CA: California HealthCare Foundation.
This report explains how Denti-Cal,
Medi-Cal's fee-for-service dental
program, is funded and organized,
the demographics of the population
it serves, and the challenges it
faces in making oral health care
available to all individuals in California
eligible for the program.
- Carlson V, Veschucio
C. 2007. South
Carolina takes action: The burden of
oral disease. Columbia, SC: South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control. This document reports
on the oral disease burden of South
Carolina residents. It highlights groups
and regions in South Carolina that
are at highest risk of oral health
problems and discusses strategies for
prevention and improved access to oral
health care.
- Children's
Partnership.
2007. Meeting
the health care needs of California's
children: The role of telemedicine.
Santa Monica, CA: Children's Partnership.
This issue brief describes how telemedicine
can address the health care needs
of children in California, particularly
children from families with low incomes
who live in medically underserved
areas. The brief explains how telemedicine
can be used for oral health care.
- Clarke J. 2007. Snapshot
of oral health in South Dakota.
Pierre, SD: South
Dakota Department of Health.
This report describes the oral health
status of people in South Dakota.
Topics include children's and adults'
oral health status, demographics,
results from the oral health screening
of students in third grade, access
to oral health care, pregnancy and
oral health, chronic disease and
oral health, oral cancer, and community
water fluoridation.
- Clarke J. 2007. South
Dakota oral health survey 2006.
Pierre, SD: South
Dakota Department of Health.
This report presents an analysis
of data collected from a statewide
oral health survey of students in
third grade in South Dakota.
- Connecticut
Oral Health Initiative.
2007. Oral
health improvement plan for Connecticut
2007-2012. Hartford, CT: Connecticut
Oral Health Initiative. This report
presents the vision and intent of
a plan to improve the oral health
of Connecticut residents in four
areas: (1) to increase the integration
of oral health promotion into all
aspects of public health, (2) to
ensure that there is an adequate
work force to meet the needs of Connecticut
residents, (3) to build a strong
and sustainable oral health infrastructure,
and (4) to advance best practices
for oral health. Also see the companion
document, Oral
health in Connecticut (2007),
which provides baseline data on the
oral health status of Connecticut
residents.
- Diringer J, Bonalos
K. 2007. Putting
teeth into health care reform.
Oakland, CA: Dental
Health Foundation (DHF). This policy
brief focuses on the importance of
including oral health in health care
reform efforts in California, the extent
of current dental coverage, barriers
to utilization, and policy considerations
for improving the oral health of all
Californians.
- Douglass J. 2007. HUSKY
A dental care: Avoiding the repercussions
of poor dental care for children
on Medicaid. New Britain, CT: Connecticut
Health Foundation. This policy
brief summarizes findings on the
low utilization rate of oral health
services among children enrolled
in HUSKY A, Connecticut's Medicaid
program, and the repercussions of
poor oral health care for children.
- Hughes D. 2007. Access,
use, and costs of dental services
in the Healthy Kids program.
Washington, DC: Urban
Institute. This brief presents
data on dental coverage benefits
and enrollee's access and use of
dental services through the Healthy
Kids program in San Mateo County,
California.
- IFLOSS
Coalition.
2007. CSHCN
oral health final report: Illinois
IFLOSS Coalition. Springfield,
IL: IFLOSS Coalition. This report
gives a brief history of oral health
measures since 2002 in Illinois for
preventing oral disease in special
populations including the underinsured,
minority groups, and children with
special health care needs.
- IFLOSS
Coalition.
2007. Oral
health care in Illinois: Comprehensive
care for children and families.
Springfield, IL: IFLOSS Coalition.
This document presents an action
plan for improved oral health for
children with special health care
needs in Illinois.
- Landers GM, Koskela
L, Duval TE. 2007. Children's
oral health in Georgia: Progress and
opportunities. Atlanta, GA: Georgia
Health Policy Center. This issue
brief outlines progress in preventing
oral disease among children in Georgia
and identifies opportunities for improving
oral health practices and outcomes.
- Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Dental Action Committee. 2007. Access
to dental services for Medicaid children
in Maryland. Baltimore, MD: Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
This report presents a series of
recommendations developed by the
Maryland Dental Action Committee
to help guide the Maryland Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene in increasing
access to oral health services for
children enrolled in Medicaid.
- Mertz E. 2007. California
survey of dental hygienists 2005-2006:
Descriptive findings. San Francisco,
CA: Center
for the Health Professions, University
of California, San Francisco. This
report presents data on the registered
dental hygiene work force in California,
including demographic characteristics,
geographic distribution, practice
characteristics, populations served,
scope of practice, productivity and
work hours, collaboration with other
health professionals, interest in
performing in a more independent
role, and willingness to provide
care in underserved communities.
- Ohio
Department of Health.
2007. Oral
health and access to dental care
for Ohioans. Columbus, OH: Ohio
Department of Health. This brief
highlights oral health findings from
four recent surveys in Ohio about
child and adult oral health status
and access to care, oral health infrastructure,
and dentist participation in Medicaid.
- Ohio
Department of Health, Bureau
of Oral Health Services. 2007. Make
your smile count! A survey of the
oral health of Ohio schoolchildren,
2004-2005. Columbus, OH: Ohio
Department of Health. This report
presents findings from a statewide
survey to assess the oral health
of students in third grade in Ohio.
- Simpson E, Braun B.
2007. Oral
health among low-income rural families:
Implications for policy and programs.
College Park, MD: Department of Family
Studies, University of Maryland. This
policy brief describes the oral health
status of rural families with low incomes
who reside in Maryland, and it recommends
strategies to improve access, broaden
the provider network, and educate consumers.
- Texas
Department of State Health Services, Oral
Health Program. 2007. Oral
health in Texas. Austin, TX:
Texas Department of State Health
Services. This document reports on
the oral health status of Texans,
the burden of oral disease, the implication
for socioeconomic resources and services,
and policy implications.
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