Medicaid Coverage of Dental Care for Pregnant Women
Despite the validated importance and safety of dental care during pregnancy, utilization of dental care by at-risk women is low, in large part due to a lack of coverage for this population. This policy...
View ArticleMoving Forward Together: Implementing New Oral Health Provisions at the State...
Thursday, April 15, 2010 Presented by the National Oral Health Policy Center in partnership with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). View the Webinar Here. This webinar focused on the...
View ArticleBroadening the Base: A Colorado Oral Health Multicultural Demonstration Project
The “Broadening the Base” Workshop held in Denver, Colorado on December 4, 2009 effectively generated new multicultural participation in Colorado’s oral health coalition while also creating measurable...
View ArticleModel Dental Services Agreement (FQHC Contract)
The language provides guidance to dentists and health center executives as they explore a contractual arrangement. In addition to model language, a number of notations are provided to address specific...
View ArticleOral Health Policy Tool Guidebook
A two-part Policy Tool was developed collaboratively by the Division of Oral Health (DOH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Children’s Dental Health Project (CDHP) to...
View ArticleIssue Brief: Oral Health Opportunities in School Based Health Centers
This issue brief provides state policymakers with a brief overview of SBHCs, opportunities to address oral health in schools – including the challenges to establishing and maintaining oral health...
View ArticleFindings of the National Maternal & Child Oral Health Policy Center Focus Group
Convened in conjunction with the National Academy for State Health Policy Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA – October 6, 2010 The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center (Policy Center),...
View ArticleOral Health as Part of the Pregnancy Discussion
Meg Booth of the Children's Dental Health Project and The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Policy Center, presented at the Maine Dental Access Coalition conference "Oral Health for Young...
View ArticleCHIP Dental Coverage: An Examination of State Oral Health Benefit Changes as...
This brief provides a summary of the CHIP dental benefit changes under CHIPRA and examines the states that had voluntarily sought federal approval of current benefits, or made changes to their CHIP...
View ArticleImproving the Oral Health of Pregnant Women and Young Children: Opportunities...
This issue brief explores efforts and policy options to move both patients and providers toward a better understanding of the importance and safety of oral health care prior to, during and after...
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