During the development of the State Oral Health Plan, participants were divided into five workgroups: Access, Policy, Population Based Programs, Surveillance and Research and Workforce. Some links are still listed under these broad categories. PDF's are readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader, 5.0. Download it for free from Adobe. Oral Health Coalition, Members Only Section General Links Latest Links Newly added links will appear here Other State Oral Health Resources and Coalitions Arkansas - Arkansas Statewide Oral Health Coalition Connecticut - Connecticut Oral Health Initiative Illinois - IFLOSS coalition Kansas - Kansas Oral Health Initiative Missouri - Missouri Coalition for Oral Health Access Texas Initiative for Dental Public / Community Oral Health Infrastructure Development - A project to shape the future of Oral Health in Texas National Resources American Academy of Pediatrics - Oral health resources for medical professionals Assessment of the Dental Public Health Infrastructure in the United States - NIDCR report ASTDD News Bytes - national dental news from April 2004 Bright Futures - national health promotion initiative Census Resources Center for Evidence Based Dentistry Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools - List of Resources Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Oral health homepage Children's Dental Health Project - Includes a summary of dental stories in the media and extensive links to resources Children's Oral Health: Position paper from the American Dental Hygienists Association Children With Special Health Care Needs; Patient, Professional and Systems Issues Community Campus Partnerships for Health: community based education resources Dental Care Considerations of Special Care Populations Dental Health Web Sites For Teachers & Students - A very comprehensive list of resources from Cumberland County NJ The Economic Aspects of Unsupervised Private Hygiene Practice and its Impact on Access to Care - A report from the American Dental Association Fedstats - A gateway to statisitics from Federal Agencies Future of Dentistry Report Genomics and Disease Prevention - A look at the future. Dentistry will be affected by these trends Guide to Children's Dental Care in Medicaid Guidelines for State and Territorial Oral Health Programs (Assoc. of State and Territorial Dental Directors) Healthy People 2010 HP2010 Oral Health Toolkit: NIDCR publication "to help states, territories, tribes and communities develop and implement successful oral health components of Healthy People 2010 plans as well as other oral health plans." HIPAA: 2 papers from ADHA. The Impact of Recent Changes in Health Care Coverage for Low-Income People: A First Look at the Research Following Changes in Oregon's Medicaid Program - Issue paper from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the uninsured. Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects - National Health Policy Forum Background Paper Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children and Adolescents - Compendium of resources from the National MCH Oral Health Resources Center Michigan Medicaid's Healthy Kids Dental Program: An assessment of the first 12 months Michigan Medicaid's Healthy Kids Dental program - 12 month assessment report from JADA New York State Kids Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse - From the New York State Council on Children and Families Oral Health and Health in Women: A Two-Way Relationship - National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center The Professional Practice Environment of Dental Hygienists in the Fifty States and the District of Columbia, 2001 - National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Physician Volunteerism - Background paper with relevance to volunteerism in the dental profession Promoting Oral Health Through the Lifespan (CDC) Rural Healthy People 2010 (pages 219-245 of the pdf, 199-222 of the report) Shortchanging America's Health: A State-by-State Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars are Spent by the RWJ Foundation State and Community Models for Improving Access to Dental Care for the Underserved - American Dental Association White Paper State and Community Models for Improving Access to Dental Care for the Underserved - Executive Summary State Innovations to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Low-Income Children: A Compendium Update - Latest ADA report A State of Decay: The Oral Health of Older Americans Sullivan Commission: An important report on minorities in the health workforce. We might want to use some of the recommendations to strengthen parts of our plan Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health Surgeon General's Call to Action Volunteers in Healthcare - Group who assist organizations utilizing clinical volunteers NY State Resources ADA Report on Children's Medicaid Kids Wellbeing Indicators Clearinghouse NY Children's Oral Health Summit NY Communities Working together NYS Oral Health Technical Assistance Center - provides technical assistance to communities, institutions, and professionals to improve oral health service delivery in NY State Arthritis Plan Stateheathfacts.org - See how NY compares to other states for a wide range of health indicators Other State Oral Health Plans A number of other states have State Oral Health Plans. They vary widely in scope and thoroughness but a number of issues are common to most plans. The residents on each workgroup have summarized relevant sections of all the other plans. Summary from all Plans (large document, long download) Many of the plans are available online: State Oral Health Plans (CDC listing of state plans with links) Florida's Oral Health Plan (not available on CDC site) Nevada Oral Health Plan (not available on CDC site, large document, long download) Connecticut Oral Health Plan (not available on CDC site, large document, long download)
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- PDF 3: Pages 27 to 36 Access Access to dental care: The triad of essential factors in access-to-care programs. An article by the American Dental Association's chief policy advisor. Access to Oral Health Services For Low-Income People: Policy Barriers and Opportunities For Intervention Article 28 Facilities Bridging the Health Care Divide Dental Care: Improving Access and Quality: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Institutional Barriers to Providing Oral Health Services to Underserved Populations in New York City Medicaid Children A Vulnerable Cohort: from the New York State Dental Journal Pennsylvania: Survey of Dentists and Hygienists Physicians Survey NY, 2004-06: Sent to every physician when the renew their licence Rhode Island Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Rhode Island Dentist Workforce Survey SCHIP Dental Coverage Strategy to Increase Dental Access from Kansas Strategy to Increase Dental Access from Virginia Policy Access To Oral Health Services For Low-Income People: Policy Barriers and Opportunities For Intervention Pediatric Oral Health Interfaces Background Papers:
Population Based Programs Periodontal Disease Association With Poor Birth Outcomes: State of the Science and Policy Implications Water Fluoridation costs in Texas - A report for the state legislature on the costs of publicly funded care related to Fluoridation
Surveillance and Research Article 28 Facilities Dental Workforce Demographics Bridging the Health Care Divide Physicians Survey NY, 2004-06: Sent to every physician when the renew their licence Trends in numbers of registered Dentists and Hygienists ('97, '01, '03, '04)
Workforce Workgroup Access To Oral Health Services For Low-Income People: Policy Barriers and Opportunities For Intervention Article 28 Facilities Center for Evidenced Based Dentistry - Professionals Complementary to Dentistry Commission on Dental Acreditation: Standards for Dental Education Programs Dental Education at the Crossroads: Challenges and Change (1995): Institute of Medicine Report Dental Health Provider Shortage Act - Introduced in the US Senate 7/22/04 by Senators Daschle (D-SD) and Collins (R-ME) Dental License Recognition Dental Workforce Demographics HRSA Health Professional Shortage Area Designation Criteria HRSA Report on Workforce Education, Practice and Policy Making Sense of the System: How States Can Use Health Workforce Policies to Increase Access and Improve Quality of Care National Health Service Corps New York State Health Professionals in Health Professional Shortage Areas: A report for NY AHEC's by the Institute for Urban Family Health NYC DOHMH Dentist Access System: Example of an online system for finding a dentist NY Office of the Professions, Statistics on Dental Workforce Licencees NY Public Health Law pertaining to indemnity of retired dentists NPR report on Dental Workforce Pediatric Oral Health Interfaces Background Papers: Pennsylvania: Survey of Dentists and Hygienists Physicians Survey NY, 2004-06: Sent to every physician when they renew their licence Professional Practice Environment of Dental Hygienists in the Fifty States and the District of Columbia, 2001 - HRSA study Rhode Island Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Rhode Island Dentist Workforce Survey Santa Fe Group's 2004 Conference: The Need for Reform in Dental Education. Documents from the conference are here Searchable Database of Health Professional Shortage Areas Senate Legislation looks to strengthening the public health workforce State Dental Licensing Boards State Public Health Approaches to the Oral Health Workforce Shortage: Issue Report from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers Trends in numbers of registered Dentists and Hygienists ('97, '01, '03, '04) Workforce diversity project - A joint activity of ADEA and AAMC to create a more diverse medical and dental workforce and help reduce disparities in access to health care. Workforce Trends:
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