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Annotation: This brief presents findings from a survey of graduates from physician assistant professional-education programs to describe their clinical practices related to oral health service delivery. Contents include survey background, objectives, methods, findings, conclusions, and policy implications. Topics include education in oral health competencies, integration of oral health services into clinical practice, and opinions and attitudes.

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Keywords: Attitudes, Competency based education, Health services delivery, Opinions, Oral health, Physician assistants, Policy development, Primary care, Professional education, Provider surveys, Risk assessment, Screening, Service integration

Annotation: This report describes findings from a survey of private practice dentists in Iowa to assess their attitudes about Medicaid and vulnerable populations. Contents include information about the survey process, data analysis, and response rate; and dentists' demographic characteristics, participation in Medicaid, use of computers, and comments about Medicaid. The appendices contain the survey materials, all dentists' comments, and categorization of comments by survey question.

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Keywords: Attitudes, Dentists, Iowa, Medicaid, Oral health, Provider participation, State surveys, Work force

Annotation: This report provides information and analysis on salaries, provider satisfaction, and recruitment and retention strategies at health centers throughout the United States. The 2009 survey polled dentists, dental hygienists, and executive directors of health centers providing oral health services. Topics include reasons for oral health professionals choosing a health center career, benefits and work environment satisfaction, years of professional experience, and likelihood of continuing to practice in a health center environment. Appendices include sample surveys and charts representing responses tabulated by various methods.

• 2021 Update
• 2010 Edition

Keywords: Dental hygienists, Dentists, Job satisfaction, National surveys, Oral health, Provider surveys, Work force

Annotation: This brief highlights findings from four surveys in Ohio: the 2004 Ohio Family Health Survey; the 2004 Ohio Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey; Make Your Smile Count! A Survey of the Oral Health of Ohio Schoolchildren, 2004-2005; and the 2002-2003 Ohio survey of the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start (based on the Association of State and Territorial Dental Director's Basic Screening Survey). Topics include child and adult oral health status and access to care, infrastructure, and dentist participation in Medicaid.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Dentists, Elementary schools, Families, Family health, Head Start, Health behavior, Health status, Medicaid, Ohio, Oral health, Provider participation, Risk assessment, State surveys, Statistical data

Annotation: This working paper reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. The paper highlights the survey methodology, findings, and limitations and discusses responses to issues including work and staffing patterns, vacancy rates, Medicaid participation, and job satisfaction of rural dentists. Perspectives of oral health professionals on issues related to access to care are also discussed. Appendices provide the survey questionnaire for each state, plus state pamphlets presenting statistical data of individual state findings. A summary is also available as a separate document. The summary presents a project overview and provides charts and statistics on dentist demographics, dental hygienist and dental assistant vacancy rates, and dentist participation in Medicaid.

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Keywords: State surveys, Access to health care, Alabama, California, Children, Demography, Dental hygienists, Dentists, Job satisfaction, Maine, Missouri, Oral health, Professional training, Provider participation, Questionnaires, Rural environment, Statistical data, Surveys, Work force

Annotation: This report provides results of a May 2005 survey of a focus group of South Dakota dentists and dental office staff. Issues described in the report include (1) a bias against Medicaid recipients, (2) how reimbursement and regulation rules deter health professionals from serving Medicaid recipients, (3) the importance of prevention education, (4) the challenge of collaborating with the medical community, and (5) new resources needed to meet the needs of children and adults. The report also includes focus group questions.

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Keywords: Focus groups, Medicaid, Oral health care, Professional personnel, Provider surveys, South Dakota, State surveys

Annotation: This report presents results of a periodic statewide survey of dentists conducted by the University of Iowa Department of Pediatric Dentistry asking whether they were willing to provide services to individuals enrolled in Iowa's Medicaid program, children ages 3 and younger, and children with developmental disabilities. The report includes data collected only from those dentists who were willing to have their information included in a statewide registry.

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Keywords: Collaboration, Dentists, EPSDT, Iowa, Medicaid, Oral health, Provider participation, Public health services, Social Security Act, Title XIX, State programs, State surveys, Young children

Annotation: This fact sheet provides an overview of Medicaid oral health services received and provided in fiscal year 2003 in Wisconsin. Also included in table formats is information on fee-for-service data, the ratio of percentage paid to percentage billed, rate history, oral health service measures, and the volume of Medicaid claims submitted.

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Keywords: State surveys, Children, Dentists, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Provider participation, Wisconsin

Annotation: This report describes a study that documents the professional practice of dental hygienists in the United States in 2001; assesses the extent to which the professional practice environment is related to numbers of practitioners, oral health outcomes, and utilization of oral health services; and assesses the impact of dental hygienists on access to care for underserved populations. Data are included for statutes and regulations from the 50 states, estimated numbers of practitioners, oral health status indicators, oral health utilization statistics, and numbers of oral health education programs and graduates. The report is organized into the following sections: executive summary, study overview, background and context, the dental hygiene professional practice index (DHPPI), factors related to the DHPPI, fieldwork, and access to care.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Dental hygienists, Health care utilization, Oral health, Personnel, Provider participation, State surveys, Statistical data, Underserved communities

Annotation: This report describes state dental practice laws and the extent to which these laws encourage alternative models of delivering preventive oral health care. The report analyzes existing state dental statutes and regulations and provides findings from case studies in six states looking at the delivery of oral health care to children from families with low incomes. The report includes information on the study's definition of the problem, methodology, findings, conclusions, limitations, and recommendations. The appendices include information on state dental practice laws, definitions of medicine and dentistry, required supervision for dental hygienists, and exemptions to dental practice laws. A short interview guide and summaries of the six state case studies are also included.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Case studies, Children, Dental hygienists, Dental offices, Dentists, Health care delivery, Low income groups, Oral health, Oral health care, Parents, Provider participation, Regulations, State legislation, State surveys, Underserved communities

Annotation: This final report describes methods for measuring quality and outcomes of care provided to children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in different service systems with varying managed care and fee-for-service models. The project also solicited physician's perspectives in Washington and Oregon states on changing payment structures, pressures inherent in group practices, difficulties navigating community systems, and problems getting necessary information. The report includes the following sections: (1) purpose of the project, (2) goals and objectives, (3) methodology, (4) evaluation, (5) results and outcomes, (6) publications and products, (7) dissemination and utilization, (8) future plans and follow-up, and (9) type and amount of support and resources needed to replicate the project. It also includes 10 appendices containing brochures, samples of physician and health care consumer surveys, printed presentation slides, a resource list of services in Snohomish County, and fact sheets. An annotation, keywords list, abstract, and equipment list conclude the report. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Families, Final reports, MCH research, Managed care, Oregon, Patient satisfaction, Provider surveys, Questionnaires, Washington

Annotation: This annual report contains information on the performance of managed care plans providing care to New York State residents and is made available to managed care plans, providers, purchasers, and consumers as part of the state's overall strategy to improve health care quality. Chapter topics include access to select health care services; effectiveness of care; prenatal and postnatal care; child and adolescent health; adult preventive and chronic care; and use of services. Additional sections include an overview; plan profiles; provider network compensation methods, physician board certification, and provider turnover; and a member satisfaction survey. The appendix provides information on sources of data for the report, data collection techniques, the audit, measurement interpretation, regional averages, and specific prenatal care measures.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent health, Child health, Compensation, Managed care, New York, Postnatal care, Prenatal care, Preventive health services, Provider participation, Quality assurance, State programs, Surveys

Annotation: This report provides a snapshot of oral health in America using data available at the state level. The report includes an overview of oral health issues in America, an explanation of the grading categories used in the report, the methodology used in developing the grading scale, the report card categories and data sources used, and a state-by-state chart listing the final grades in 23 topical areas. The grading categories cover prevention, access to care, oral health leadership, and oral health status across the country.

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Keywords: Children, Dental sealants, Fluorides, Medicaid, National surveys, Oral health, Provider participation, State programs, State surveys, Tobacco

Annotation: This report summarizes the results of a 2001 survey conducted in Wisconsin to learn about the state's oral health workforce. It covers workforce characteristics such as the supply and distribution of dentists; the racial and ethnic diversity of the workforce in comparison to that of the state's population overall and to that of the state's dental school population; dental school location and its impact on the distribution of dentists in the state; provider participation in oral health Medicaid services; volunteer activities; projected changes in the workforce over the next 5 years; and projected dentist capacity required to serve Medicaid participants. The appendices provide data tables as well as information on the stakeholders' committee, the survey methodology and instrument, and counties by Wisconsin region and rural/urban status.

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Keywords: Dentists, Access to health care, Medicaid, Needs assessment, Oral health, Oral health care, Personnel, Provider participation, State surveys, Wisconsin, Work force

Annotation: This report describes findings from a survey of Michigan's Oral Health Capacity Building Grants recipients approximately 1 year after the grant awards. The report describes how grantees implemented capacity-building plans, the effect of the awards on dental care capacity, and actual and projected dental service volume. The report, which includes an executive summary, provides background; discusses the grants, the recipients, and the results; and provides an estimation of project impact, a discussion, and conclusions. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures throughout the report. Three appendices include proposal requirements and scores, a list of grant recipients, and a grant receipt survey.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Evaluation, Health services, Medicaid, Michigan, Oral health, Provider participation, State grants, State surveys

Annotation: This report, based on a national survey of state Medicaid programs, documents state policies on coverage of perinatal care. Topics include Medicaid services and eligibility, perinatal services and Medicaid managed care, payment and financial issues, and monitoring access and availability. It also summarizes the respondents' perspectives. Tables presenting data on individual states' Medicaid policies and statistics on perinatal services are included throughout the report. A list of references is provided.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Eligibility determination, Health care financing, Low income groups, Managed care, Medicaid, National surveys, Perinatal services, Provider participation

Annotation: This report contains the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from a performance audit conducted by the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit of HealthWave, a program for uninsured children from working families in Kansas. The report discusses difficulties with contracted service providers, the impact on the state and the current finances of the HealthWave program, and the overall success of the program despite provider difficulties. The appendices include the scope of the audit, the results of a survey sent to more than 500 primary care physicians who participate in HealthWave, and maps showing the location of HealthWave primary care physicians and hospitals statewide. The report also includes recommendations. The appendix provides the response of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to the auditor's recommendations.

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Keywords: Health care financing, Health insurance, Kansas, Program evaluation, Provider participation, State children's health insurance program, State programs, Surveys

Annotation: This final report describes the data and findings of an analysis requested by the New Mexico state legislature in 1998 in the document Senate Joint Memorial 21. The Memorial asked the Health Policy Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of barriers to primary oral care access, including an inventory of existing service delivery programs and sites and the supply and distribution of primary oral health care providers. The report includes recommendations, a list of task force members, the text of the Memorial, a bibliography, and a report from a separate survey of New Mexico general dentists on the correlates of dental practice in the state, strategies used to finance the dentists' dental education, and variances in dental practice by demographic characteristics and dentists' year of graduation.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Dentists, Disease prevention, Families, Federal legislation, Health promotion, New Mexico, Oral health, Parents, Provider surveys, Research methodology, State legislation, State programs

Annotation: This form is a blank survey sent to Head Start centers nationwide to gain a better understanding of Head Start grantees' experiences with major problems that threaten self-sufficiency—literacy, employability, and substance abuse. There are questions on provision of service, resources, staff training, and interagency collaboration.

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Keywords: Assessment, Head Start, Head Start centers, National surveys, Provider surveys, Self evaluation

Annotation: This book presents case studies of fifteen local health departments with an emphasis on their roles as providers of personal medical health care in order to determine quality of provider systems and to help community and public health leaders with possible models to emulate. Each case study includes the following: 1) environmental and historical features, 2) demographic characteristics, 3) health status of population 4) area health resources, 5) history of the department, 6) programs and services overview, 7) personnel, funding, and budget, 8) organizational structure and administration, 9) relationships of the health department with the local, state, and federal government, and 10) personal and nonpersonal health care services. An appendix provides sample protocols of the interviews used to gather some of the information.

Keywords: Case studies, City health agencies, Community health centers, Community surveys, Models, Provider surveys