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This report describes alternatives for including oral health care, particularly care for children, under national health insurance plans and recommendations for oral health policy. Topics include the need for and use of oral health services, epidemiology and oral disease, the effectiveness of preventive services, oral health care expenditures, and characteristics of oral health insurance. The report concludes with a discussion of benefit priorites and their estimated costs.

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Keywords: Oral health, Children, Dental insurance, Needs assessment, Utilization review, Preventive health services, Costs

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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This collection of papers contains a workshop planning guide including schedules of regional planning meetings, letters of invitation, and reimbursement forms. A background information section includes reprints of articles, worksheets, a sample oral health needs assessment, a sample state annual plan for maternal and child oral health, and excerpts from an application kit for the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program. Guidelines for work group facilitators, a work group handout, and a workshop poster are also included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Dental care, MCH programs, Grants, Needs assessment, Meetings

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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This report contains the results of a Nevada survey of the oral health status and treatment needs of 764 randomly selected public school students in grades 1 and 6. In addition to information about children's oral hygiene habits, the report includes sections that discuss the use of dental sealants, fluoridation, health professional access issues, and public funding. The survey was conducted for the Nevada State Health Division.

Keywords: Nevada, State surveys, Oral health, Children, Adolescents, Dental hygiene, Statistics, Needs assessment, Dental sealants, Dental care, Access to health care, Fluorides, Government financing

Megan Martinez
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Oral Health Unit
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, PSD-OH-A4
Denver, CO 80246-1530

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Fax: (303) 758-3448
E-mail: cdphe.psdrequests@state.co.us
Contact E-mail: megan.martinez@state.co.us
Website: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/oralhealth/OralHealth.html
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This report presents data collected from Colorado's first statewide oral health needs assessment. Topics covered in this report are: tooth decay, periodontal disease, missing teeth, gingivitis, tobacco, sealants, fluoride, school screenings, cleft palate, cleft lip, and Medicaid assistance. The report presents figures, maps, and tables to illustrate many of these topics and to document the incidence of some of these conditions statewide. An appendix contains the Healthy People 2000 oral health objectives.

Keywords: Colorado, Oral health, Statistics, Fluorides, Periodontal disease, Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Medicaid, Oral cancer, Dental sealants, Tobacco, Gingivitis, Dental caries, Healthy People 2000, School health services, Needs assessment, Access to health care

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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This chartbook includes information pertaining to the oral health and treatment needs of Native Americans. The chartbook describes some improvements that have already occurred and discusses existing problems and issues, including dental caries in the permanent teeth, dental caries in the primary teeth, periodontal disease, edentulism and tooth loss, other oral conditions, dental treatment needs, and oral health objectives for Native Americans. Extensive statistical information is presented in charts, figures, and tables throughout the chartbook. A reader evaluation and feedback form is also included.

Keywords: Oral health, American Indians, Community health services, Dental care, Dental caries, Periodontal diseases, Health objectives, Needs assessment, Disease prevention

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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This manual explains the process of taking an oral health survey and reviews various procedures for planning and conducting an oral epidemiologic survey. The manual covers the following steps: identifying the target population and selecting the sample, gaining approval, making on-site arrangements, promoting and marketing the survey, obtaining equipment and supplies, providing for staffing and training, addressing infection control, conducting the examination, recording data, and gathering follow-up information. The manual was developed as a companion to the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors' seven-step model Assessing Oral Health Needs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Health promotion, Needs assessment, Survey tools, Manuals

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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This report summarizes the findings of surveys conducted by the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Dental Health, to assess the need for oral health services in Ohio populations, focusing on children and youth under age 21 and women of childbearing age. The report discusses current resources and the need for oral health services.

Keywords: Oral health, Ohio, Statistics, Needs assessment, Access to health care

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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This report presents the findings of a telephone survey that profiled the knowledge and attitudes of a cross-section of Spokane County residents concerning oral health. In addition to a methodology overview and respondent profile, the report presents detailed findings about dental health, dental visits, payment for oral health care, dental care settings, attitudes about dental visits, dental sealants, fluoridation, early childhood caries, and sources of dental information. The survey questionnaire is included as an appendix.

Keywords: Oral health, Family income, Low income groups, Dental sealants, Fluorides, Early childhood caries, Dental care, Dental offices, Dental clinics, Needs assessment, Washington, Statistics

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
Single photocopies available at no charge.

This report describes the status of children's oral health in California, based on the results of a needs assessment conducted in 1993–94. The report presents the rationale for the assessment, describes its design, and presents and discusses the findings concerning infants, school-age children, and adolescents. The document also reviews existing state programs, specifically considers the need for fluoridation programs, and concludes with recommendations for improving the oral health of children in the state.

Keywords: Oral health, Infants, School age children, Adolescents, Health status, Needs assessment, Program descriptions, Fluorides, Policy development, California, Health policy

Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06134-0308

Telephone: (860) 509-8000
E-mail: webmaster.dph@po.state.ct.us
Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph
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This report describes a survey of the oral health of three groups of school children (2nd grade, 7th grade, and 11th grade) in Connecticut. The survey sought information on the children's decayed, missing, and filled teeth, deciduous and permanent. The survey sample involved schools within each of the state's five geographic regions; the schools were stratified into three income levels (using the number of children participating in the free or reduced-cost lunch program as a proxy for economic status). The report presents survey methods, results, and recommendations.

Keywords: Oral health, Dentistry, Connecticut, Dental care, Dental caries, Mouth diseases, Health surveys, Child health, Compliance, Statistics, Needs assessment