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Meeske JA, Brickhouse TH, Casamassimo P, Wright R, Litch CS, Essling M. 2017. Pediatric dentist toolkit for seeing patients with Medicaid: Changing children's lives one smile at a time. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center, 19 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit for pediatric dentists offers guidance on providing care to children enrolled in Medicaid within a practice setting. Topics include understanding Medicaid, Medicaid coverage for dental services, why dentists should consider participating in Medicaid, and how to become a Medicaid provider. Additional topics include how to prepare a pediatric dental team to work with the Medicaid system, how to schedule clients, how to find training opportunities for team members, how to administer Medicaid, and how to locate resources.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Research and Policy Center, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611-2637, Telephone: (312) 337-2169 Secondary Telephone: (800) 544-2174 Fax: (312) 337-6329 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.aapd.org/research/policy-center/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Children, Dental care, EPSDT, Medicaid, Oral health, Pediatric care, Pediatric dentistry, Pediatric dentists, Provider participation, Reimbursement, Resources for professionals, Screening

Children's Dental Health Project and MCHB National Oral Health Policy Center. 2001. Oral health legislation in the states: 2001. Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project; [New York, NY]: MCHB National Oral Health Policy Center, 19 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes introduced and enacted oral health legislation in the states during 2001 as reported to the Children's Dental Health Project and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) National Oral Health Policy Center. Topics include access to oral health care, provider incentives, patients' rights and quality of care, practice and scope of work, and anesthesia coverage. Additional topics include insurance regulation, research/study, reporting and identifying abuse, appointment of state dental directors, and routine examination/certificate of health. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Dental care, Health care insurance, Legislation, Oral health, Patient rights, Pediatric dentists, Provider participation, Regulation, State initiatives
   

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