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MaineHealth
110 Free Street
Portland, ME 04101

Telephone: (207) 661-7001
Website: http://www.mainehealth.org
Available from the website.

This website provides information and resources from a community partnership working to integrate oral health assessment, fluoride varnish treatments, and parent and other caregiver counseling on good oral health practices into the medical and social service settings where infants and young children (from birth to age 3) receive services. Contents include information about participating practices, reimbursement and training for professionals, sample benefit language for employers, materials for parents and families, and a referral list. Journal articles and additional resources on water fluoridation, conferences, and policy are included.

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Keywords: Oral health, Infants, Young children, Health promotion, Collaboration, State initiatives, Public private partnerships, Community based services, Dental caries, Risk assessment, Fluorides, Training, Maine

Health Workforce Information Center
University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Room 4001 501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

Telephone: (888) 332-4942
Fax: (800) 270-1913
E-mail: info@hwic.org
Website: http://www.hwic.org
Available from the website.

This website contains plans and reports by state-level grantees of the Health Resources and Services Administration's State Health Care Workforce Planning grant program. The program, authorized under Section 5102 of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) as enacted in March 2010, enables state partnerships to complete comprehensive health care workforce development planning and implement those plans or carry out activities to address current and projected workforce demands within the state. Sample topics include supply and demand, education and training, licensing, and recruitment and retention. Recommendations are also included.

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Keywords: Workforce, Public private partnerships, Statewide planning, Strategic plans, Heath care reform, Federal grants, Data, State programs

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 final report reviews the Oral Health Access Public/Private Leadership Meeting held on April 12-13, 1996, that brought together leaders of the various private and public dental organizations to discuss the problems and potential solutions associated with access to oral health care for vulnerable populations. The report includes background information on the origin of the project; the purpose and scope of work; and recommendations formulated from the leadership meeting. Topics include barriers to dental care access; an overview of federal government and congressional activities relating to access and oral health; and access issues for patients with special needs or HIV/AIDS. The report concludes with a press release and published articles on the meeting. This report was funded by the Bureau of Health Professions, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental care, Access to health care, Barriers, Public private partnerships, Meetings, National programs

HRSA Information Center
P.O. Box 2910
Merrifield, VA 22116

Telephone: (888) 275-4772
Secondary Telephone: (877) 489-4772
Fax: (703) 821-2098
E-mail: ask@hrsa.gov
Website: http://www.ask.hrsa.gov
Available at no charge. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. PC00006.

This guide is designed to help others replicate the strategies used by the Accomack County, Virginia, School-Based Dental Program, one of the 1996 Models That Work competition special honorees. The program provides restorative and preventive dental services, using a fully equipped dental trailer, to children who are eligible for Medicaid, are uninsured, or who qualify for the free and reduced lunch program in 13 county schools. The report describes the project, including the population served, project outcomes, community partnerships, the service delivery system, and the organizational structure. It also describes lessons learned, implementation of the model program, and funding and resource development.

Keywords: Model programs, Models That Work, Public private partnerships, Health promotion, Underserved communities, Awards, Virginia, Oral health, School based clinics, Dental care, Mobile health units, Primary care

William Vann, Jr.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Manning Drive and Columbia Street, CB #7450
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450

Contact Phone: (919) 966-2739
Fax: (919) 966-7992
Contact E-mail: bill_vann@dentistry.unc.edu
Website: http://www.dent.unc.edu/academic/programs/ade/ped/
Limited quantities available.

This notebook for attendees is from the Maternal and Child Health Conference for Region IV, Building Partnerships to Improve Children's Access to Medicaid/CHIP Oral Health Services, held on March 3-4, 2000, in Cary, North Carolina. The notebook begins with the conference schedule and includes materials from all the presentations. Topics discussed include (1) access to dental care for children; (2) state programs to improve access to care in Indiana, Georgia, and North Carolina; (3) an overview of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), with an emphasis on North Carolina; (4) the role of various dental professionals in improving access to care; and (5) the role of public-private partnerships and litigation in improving access to care. Presentations on specific states include statistical information about poverty, racial factors, and the number of dental professionals providing care to Medicaid-enrolled children. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: State Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Oral health, Region IV, Access to health care, Children, Child health, State programs, Public private partnership, Collaboration, Conferences, North Carolina, Litigation, Indiana, Georgia, Dental care, Statistics, Dental professionals, Racial factors, Poverty, Dental caries, North Carolina, Trends

Jerry Mastey,
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078

Telephone: (734) 763-6933
Contact Phone: (734) 615-1971
E-mail: jmastey@umich.edu
Contact E-mail: jmastey@umich.edu
Website: http://www.dent.umich.edu
Available at no charge (supply limited).

The Spring-Summer 2000 issue of "DentalUM" describes the community outreach initiative of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. It lists the partnerships, profiles faculty members who have made the community programs possible, and provides information about the scope of the programs.

Keywords: Oral health, Michigan, Outreach, Dental education, Dental care, Collaboration, Public private partnerships

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
Available from the website.

This special reprint of portions of the Summer 2000 issue of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry presents papers and responses given at the Head Start Partners Oral Health Forum, September 16-17, 1999, Pentagon City. General topics covered include: nutrition and oral health; partnering for oral health; prevention, suppression, and management of caries; and accessing oral health services. The forum focused on early childhood in general and on participants in Head Start and WIC.

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Keywords: Conference proceedings, Oral health, Head Start, Access to health care, Public private partnerships, WIC Program, Young children

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
Available from the website.

These three field reports present examples of how to use public-private partnerships to create or expand a volunteer dental clinic. The reports are intended to be used as instructions for replicating the process. The clinics discussed are the Northern Virginia Dental Clinic, Falls Church, Virginia; the McHenry County Cooperative Dental Clinic, Woodstock, Illinois; and Share Our Selves, Costa Mesa, California. Each report provides a project description and discussions of first steps, convening the partnership, and sustaining the partnership.

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Keywords: Oral health, Dental clinics, Public private partnerships, Volunteers, Virginia, Illinois, California, Guidelines, Children, Families,

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institutes of Health 31 Center Drive, MSC2290 Building 31, Room 2C39
Bethesda, MD 20892

Telephone: (866) 232-4528
Fax: (301) 480-4098
E-mail: nidcrinfo@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov
Available from the website.

These draft proceedings of the Surgeon General's conference, held on June 12-13, 2000, in Washington, DC, address children's oral health and highlight key policy issues relating to equity and disparities in access to oral health care and in health outcomes. These proceedings include the following: an executive summary; children's oral health, context and background from Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General; and key themes from the Surgeon General's Workshop held in March 2000 in Washington, DC. Additional section topics include: emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention in oral and craniofacial conditions; integrating oral health into overall health professional training and service delivery; eliminating disparities in children's oral health with public-private partnerships and community collaborations; increasing evidence base and science transfer; beyond cosmetics: increasing public awareness of children's oral health with communication strategies; and learning from history, children's oral health and access to care. Also provided in the proceedings are conclusions and recommendations from the workshop and conference; six appendices that contain selected presentations/papers from the conference; and the conference agenda.

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• Conference Abstracts And Program

Keywords: Oral health, Dental care, Access to health care, Professional training, Public private partnerships, Communication, Conference proceedings, Children, Parents

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
Contact for cost information.

This binder contains materials for participants of the Surgeon General's conference, held June 12-13, 2000 in Washington, DC, addressing children's oral health and highlighting key policy issues relating to equity and disparities in access to oral health care and in health outcomes. Contents include a welcome letter, a description of the structure of the conference, a draft agenda, and sections on attendees, biographical sketches, summary documents, submitted papers, and acknowledgments.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental care, Access to health care, Professional training, Public private partnerships, Communication, Conferences