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Annotation: This brief summarizes results from surveys of Medicaid participants and dentists in eight states conducted to improve understanding of barriers to accessing oral health care among participants. The brief provides background and discusses methods. It also provides percentages by survey results and claims data on adults' utilization of oral care and dentists' participation in Medicaid, reasons for not visiting a dentist more frequently among adult Medicaid participants, and the relative importance of factors that prevent dentists from treating more participants. Policy implications are also discussed.

Contact: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, Telephone: (312) 440-2500 Web Site: http://www.ada.org/en/science-research/health-policy-institute Available from the website.

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Keywords: Dentists, Health care utilization, Low income groups, Access to health care, Medicaid, Oral health, Public policy, Surveys

Annotation: This report provides information about the Delaware Dentist Survey 2022, which was conducted to amass information to help oral health care advocates, policymakers, and other stakeholders understand the supply and distribution of dentists across the state. The overarching survey includes two surveys, one of dentists and one of dental students and residents. Topics include methodology and demographics for both surveys; practice characteristics and spatial distribution (dentist survey only) and outlook and licensure (dental students and residents survey only).

Contact: Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Jesse Cooper Building, 417 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901, Telephone: (302) 744-4700 Secondary Telephone: (888) 459-2943 Fax: (302) 739-6659 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Delaware, Dentists, Oral health, Public policy, State information, Students, Surveys, advocacy

Annotation: This brief provides information about dentist participation in Medicaid. Topics include the importance of being able to find a dentist, barriers to accessing oral health care for Medicaid beneficiaries, and the degree to which dentists participate in Medicaid according to different measuring methods. Policy-related factors that play a role in dentists’ Medicaid participation are discussed, along with the likelihood of dentists participating in Medicaid, compared with physicians.

Contact: American Association of Public Health Dentistry, 136 Everett Road , Albany, NY 12205, Telephone: (518) 694-5525 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aaphd.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: , Access to health care, Dentists, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Public policy

Annotation: This report describes a study conducted to examine practice patterns of graduates of primary care dental postgraduate training programs with a history of Health Resources and Services Administration funding. The study aims were to assess the impact of graduates’ training experience on current practice patterns and subsequent patient access to care and to measure the long-term impact of these programs on improving dentists’ capacity to meet the needs of those who are underserved. The report provides background and discusses study methods, findings, and limitations. A discussion of the findings, including information about policy implications, is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, New York Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Albany, SUNY, College of Integrated Health Sciences, 1 University Place, Suite 220, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3445, Telephone: (518) 402-0250 Fax: (518) 402-0252 Web Site: http://www.oralhealthworkforce.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Dental schools, Dentists, Graduate education, Low income groups, Oral health, Public policy, Research

Annotation: This document describes competencies for dental public health and the performance indicators by which they can be measured. Contents include background on the development of the competencies, definitions,and what a specialist in dental public health will do. Topics include planning oral health programs for populations; selecting interventions and strategies for the prevention and control of oral diseases and promotion of oral health; developing resources and implementing and managing oral health programs for populations; incorporating ethical standards in oral health programs and activities; evaluating and monitoring dental care delivery systems; designing and understanding the use of surveillance systems to monitor oral health; communicating and collaborating with groups and individuals on oral health issues; advocating for, implementing, and evaluating public health policy, legislation, and regulations to protect and promote the public's oral health; critiquing and synthesizing scientific literature; and designing and conducting population-based studies to answer oral and public health questions.

Contact: American Association of Public Health Dentistry, 136 Everett Road , Albany, NY 12205, Telephone: (518) 694-5525 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aaphd.org Available from the website.

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• Original Preamble Published In The Journal Of Public Health Dentistry 58(Suppl 1):119–122

Keywords: Administration, Advocacy, Collaboration, Communication skills, Competence, Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competent services, Dental education, Dentistry, Ethics, Health promotion, Oral health, Population surveillance, Program evaluation, Program planning, Public health dentists, Research, Work force

Annotation: This module describes dental public health (DPH) and how oral health stakeholders such as local and state dental associations, academia, non-oral-health professionals, foundations, and advocacy organizations enhance the infrastructure that supports it. Topics include the role that DPH plays within dentistry, the role that the private practice dentist plays within the DPH infrastructure and delivery-of-care systems, and core functions and accomplishments of public health and how they align with the American Dental Association's strategic plan.

Contact: American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, Telephone: (312) 440-2500 Fax: (312) 440-7494 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ada.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Barriers, Competence, Dentistry, Health care delivery, Learning, Oral health, Public health dentists, Public health infrastructure, Role, Work force

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.

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.

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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 report summarizes the meeting held on February 26–27, 2004, in Washington, DC, to increase awareness and knowledge of dental public health workforce issues and to develop a draft national action plan to increase capacity to recruit and retain a diverse and competent dental public health workforce. Report contents include an executive summary; a list of presenters, facilitators, and partner organization staff; a participant list; a glossary; an outline of the workshop's goals, objectives, and anticipated outcomes; the program agenda; a background paper; and summaries of responses to the organizational self-assessment completed by invited organizations. Additional workshop materials are available online.

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 3858 Cashill Boulevard, Reno, NV 89509, Telephone: (775) 626-5008 Fax: (775) 626-9268 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.astdd.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Health care delivery, Health care personnel, Oral health, Provider participation, Public health dentistry, Public health dentists, Public health infrastructure, Strategic plans, Work force

Annotation: This paper discusses the Health Resources and Services Administration's role in the development of a national oral health plan through the establishment of a strong dental public health infrastructure. Topics include the effective implementation and coordination of oral health programs and activities across all federal and state programs; increasing the number of health professionals available to provide dental public health expertise to vulnerable populations; and enhancing career development training for staff.

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 3858 Cashill Boulevard, Reno, NV 89509, Telephone: (775) 626-5008 Fax: (775) 626-9268 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.astdd.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Health Resources and Services Administration, National programs, Oral health, Program development, Public health dentistry, Public health dentists, Public health infrastructure

Annotation: This report for policymakers is part of the Assessing the New Federalism series, a multiyear project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states. In analyzing whether and how the coverage and delivery of dental services is changing under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the report focuses on key differences between new separate SCHIP initiatives and traditional and expanded Medicaid programs. The report describes SCHIP policies on dental coverage and provision (i.e., the dental coverage debate, scope of benefits coverage, cost-sharing arrangements, service delivery and payment arrangements, payment amounts and other efforts to promote provider participation, the impact of SCHIP dental programs on Medicaid), early measures of provider supply and service use, and policy implications. The appendices provide information on states' insurance program choices and key SCHIP and Medicaid contacts in the study states.

Contact: Urban Institute, 500 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20024, E-mail: https://www.urban.org/about/contact-us Web Site: http://www.urban.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Dental care, Dental fees, Families, Medicaid, Oral health, Policy analysis, Public health dentists, State Children', s Health Insurance Program

Annotation: This document presents Public Health Service (PHS) guidelines regarding the most acceptable dental public health practices for improving children's oral health. In making its recommendations, the PHS aim is to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of children's oral health services in public programs. These recommendations reflect traditional concepts in dental public health and preventive dentistry for children.

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. Document Number: DHHS-80-50136.

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Keywords: Child health, Dental caries, Fluorides, Food habits, Guidelines, Health promotion, Infant health, Oral health, Public health dentists, Public health programs