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[Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, School and Adolescent Workgroup]. n.d. Integrating oral health into coordinated school health programs. New Bern, NC: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors.

This resource describes the coordinated school health program (CSHP) model and provides tools to help professionals integrate oral health into CSHPs. Contents include a brochure for oral health professionals, a brochure for school personnel, curriculum and assessment resource lists, a presentation, and a sample letter that state dental directors can use to encourage school personnel to share oral health information and resources with their community. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Oral health, School age children, School health programs, Program coordination, Service integration, Resources for professionals

Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention. 2002. Status of oral health in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Health Risk Reduction, Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention, 80 pp.

This report describes issues for discussion in the planning, development, and implementation of an integrated statewide program to improve oral health in Pennsylvania in general and in areas in which oral health disparities are most evident in particular. Report sections include the status of oral health in Pennsylvania; the report preparation method; categories of health action, including communicable diseases, chronic diseases, family health, violence and injury, environmental health, and service delivery systems; disparities; special populations in the state; and service integration. Appendices include maps, tables, and charts providing statistical data on population and provider distribution and needs information.

Keywords: Oral health, Access to health care, Service integration, Provider participation, Underserved communities, State surveys, Statistical data, Pennsylvania, Adults, Children, Pregnant women

Krol DM. [2003]. Educational considerations to improving physician competencies in oral health. Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project, 15 pp, (Pediatric oral health interfaces background paper).

This paper addresses the education and training that pediatricians and family physicians need to competently engage families in oral health guidance, prevention, and possible therapeutic oral health treatments. The paper presents background for each phase of the medical education process, examines oral-health-related educational requirements in physician training, provides physician surveys that assess the amount of training included in their education, and discusses physicians' knowledge of oral health issues and the incorporation of these issues into their practice. The paper then presents policy opportunities for improving oral health education for physicians and describes programs that focus on integrating oral health training into medical education.

Keywords: Oral health, Medical education, Training, Pediatricians, Family physicians, Family centered care, Health education, Health policy, Service integration

Acs G. [2003]. Filling the gaps: Professional policies—A call for coherent, common, and complementary health care policies. Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project, 25 pp, (Pediatric oral health interfaces background paper).

This paper proposes aligning a variety of health professionals to achieve improvements in pediatric oral health and to share the responsibility for education about the prevention of oral disease. Section topics include an overview of the need for dental caries prevention in children; the role of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; models of collaboration in supporting oral and general health; a review of existing collaborative efforts; and the partnering roles of various levels of government in supporting infrastructure enhancements, creating health policies, and offering guidance to achieve oral-health-related outcomes. The paper also includes statements of fact from numerous professional health organizations on oral health promotion and policies and positions and a review of de facto policies as illustrated by a review of funded programs throughout the nation. The final section reviews opportunities-in-waiting at the national and state levels. The appendix includes an extensive list of professional health organizations, their Web site addresses, and an indicator of health care and oral health policy positions.

Keywords: Oral health, Pediatric dentistry, Collaboration, Service integration, Professional societies, Health policy, Disease prevention, Health promotion

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 2005. Integrating MCH and oral health programs to improve health. Washington, DC: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 12 pp, (Issue brief).

This issue brief addresses issues in disparities in the oral health status of the maternal and child health (MCH) population. The brief focuses on children and adolescents from families with low incomes, children and adolescents from minority groups, and the role of state public health agencies in identifying opportunities to integrate oral health into MCH programs. The brief provides examples of ways that state public health agencies are fostering relationships, highlighting efforts in five areas: (1) surveillance (Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, and Wisconsin), (2) prenatal (Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming), (3) early childhood oral health (Alabama, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas), (4) increasing access to preventive care (Colorado, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Montana, Nebraska, and South Carolina), and (5) injury-prevention (Arkansas and Kentucky). [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: MCH services, Oral health, Service integration, State health agencies, Public health, Population surveillance, Prenatal care, Early childhood caries, Disease prevention, Prevention programs, Injury prevention, State programs, Case studies

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2005. Maternal and Child Health Oral Health Institute: Region I [participant folder]. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 1 v, 1 CD-ROM, exec summ (3 pp).

This participant notebook contains materials from the Region 1 oral health meeting held on October 24-25, 2005, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Meeting topics include (1) seeking strategies that states can use to integrate oral health into maternal and child health (MCH) and children with special health care needs (CSHCN) programs and (2) identifying the technical assistance needs required to further this integration. Notebook contents include an executive summary, printed slides on the importance of oral health in maintaining overall health, designing an optimal oral health program, partnerships for promoting oral health for MCH populations, serving CSHCN, integrating oral health and MCH programs, and oral health partnerships in action. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, MCH programs, Children with special health care needs, Service integration, Strategic plans, Program development, Region I, Conferences, CD-ROMs, Audiovisual materials, Case studies

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2006. Strategies to improve health by enhancing the integration of oral health and maternal and child health programs. [New Bern, NC]: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors; Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 4 pp.

This brief explains how to improve oral and general health within the MCH population by better integrating oral health activities and information into state and local MCH programs. Topics include the importance of oral health, the benefits of integrating oral health and MCH activities, and areas for collaboration. Information about resources and references are also provided. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Health promotion, Collaboration, Health services delivery, Service integration, Program development, MCH services, Strategic plans, Pregnant women, Children, Families

Rutkauskas JS. 2006. Awesome smiles: Integrating oral health in adolescent health and positive youth development [final report]. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 2 items.

This final report presents findings from a five year (8/01-8/06) grant-funded project to address the problems of adolescent oral health inattention and lack of integration within the dental and public health communities by engaging the dental community and partnering with other provider groups. Problems addressed include the lack of (1) information on adolescent oral health; (2) organizational infrastructure and programming within and between dental organizations; and (3) inter-professional activity, public awareness, and policymaker action on adolescent oral health. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Adolescents, Youth development, Service integration, Consortia, Professional education, Public policy, Public private partnerships

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. [2006]. Integrating preventive oral health care measures into practice: A DHFS program for health care settings. [Madison, WI]: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, 8 items.

This resource manual contains materials for use in integrating preventive oral health services into public health programs and primary care settings. Contents include consumer brochures in English, Spanish, and Hmong; two oral health survey reports for Wisconsin; Beyond Lip Service grant information; a report summary of the Task Force to Improve Access to Oral Health; Wisconsin dental practices statutes; a state dental hygiene practice summary; an opinion of the Wisconsin Attorney General; sample agency protocols; a state Head Start preliminary examination screening form; samples from the Secure Public Health Electronic Records Environment; a state Medicaid update; and a training program manual. Two additional reports that provide overviews of children's oral health in Wisconsin and Price County are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Training, Dental care, Primary care, Public health programs, Preventive health services, Service integration, State initiatives, Wisconsin

Tut O. 2007. Children's Oral Health Care Access Program for the Marshall Islands: End-of-project final report. Majuro, Marshall Islands: Ministry of Health, 16 pp.

This final report summarizes the Republic of the Marshall Islands' efforts to stabilize state oral health program activity, better integrate oral health into maternal and child health programs, and address women's and children's cross-cutting oral health needs with funding from the State Oral Health Collaborative Systems grant program for the period September 30, 2003, to August 31, 2007. The report contains information on the problem, goals and objectives, methodology, coordination, and evaluation. Additional information is included on the project's experience, regional and national significance, challenges and barriers, and products. Topics include screening, co-pay reduction, and oral health education for pregnant women; toothbrush distribution to pregnant women and infants and young children ages 6 months to 3 years; interdisciplinary education and training for dental assistants and nurses; and development of culturally sensitive messages using communitybased focus groups. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Infants, Children, Pregnant women, Public health infrastructure, Service integration, Screening, Health insurance, Health education, Interdisciplinary training, Cultural sensitivity, Community participation, Final reports, Marshall Islands

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