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Displaying records 21 through 40 (369 total).

Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health. 2024. Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health (RoMoNOH): RoMoNOH sustainability checklist. Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This checklist, which is intended for clinics participating in the Networks for Oral Health Integration Within the MCH Safety Net's Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, is designed to help ensure that work done toward integrating oral health care is sustained after the project has ended. The checklist includes items demonstrating that oral health has been integrated into a practice. Examples from the checklist include submitting a written self-assessment, updated job descriptions, an onboarding process, a patient health history intake form, and appropriate policy documents. zzz

Keywords: Guidelines, Infant health, Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Service integration, Young children

National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center. 2024. The adolescent and young adult well-visit: A guide for families. San Francisco, CA: National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center, 1 p.

Annotation: This Q&A-style fact sheet for parents and caregivers explains the importance of annual adolescent well visits for youth ages 11-21, distinguishing them from sports physicals. It describes what occurs during well visits, including physical examinations, behavioral health screenings, preventive health guidance, and immunizations, while emphasizing how these visits help young people develop healthcare management skills and improve family communication about health issues. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Health promotion, Parent education, Prevention programs, Primary care, Young adults

Ohio Department of Health, Oral Health Program. 2024. Oral health program fact sheet: Pregnancy and oral health for health care providers. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Health, Oral Health Program, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet, which is intended for health professionals, provides information about oral health during pregnancy. It explains why good oral health during pregnancy is important and lists oral health problems that pregnant women may experience. It offers tips for how health professionals can help their patients achieve or maintain good oral health during pregnancy, including by asking questions, checking the woman's mouth for signs of oral disease, providing referrals to a dentist, and advising patients on what to do after vomiting to promote oral health. Information on the safety of getting oral health care during pregnancy is included.

Keywords: Morning sickness, Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Referrals, Safety, Vomiting

Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative. 2024. Preconception and interconception care resource workbook . Jefferson City, MO: Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative, 12 pp.

Annotation: This workbook provides guidance for implementing preconception and interconception care, which focuses on optimizing the health of individuals before and between pregnancies to improve maternal and infant outcomes. It summarizes the evidence on the importance of addressing modifiable risk factors prior to pregnancy, such as chronic disease management, nutritional status, substance exposure, and preventive health services. The workbook highlights concerning trends in maternal morbidity and mortality in the U.S., with stark racial disparities, and presents Missouri-specific data on conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and obesity that contribute to adverse outcomes. Evidence-based recommendations are provided for key components of preconception and interconception care across health care settings, including family planning, preventive screenings, chronic disease management, breastfeeding support, and depression screening. The workbook offers clinical tools and resources for providers to implement this care to promote optimal health for birthing people.

Keywords: Guidelines, Health care disparities, Missouri, Preconception care, Prevention, Primary care, Risk factors, State initiatives

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2023?. Protect Tiny Teeth Implementation Project: Toolkit for healthcare professionals. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 8 items.

Annotation: This guide for prenatal and pediatric health professionals discusses lessons learned from quality-improvement projects conducted to integrate oral health care into primary care settings. Topics include planning; setting goals; educating and training staff; launching an integration project and tracking progress; adapting resources to fit the setting; reviewing, celebrating, and discussing progress; and maintaining and sustaining progress.

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Keywords: Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Quality assurance, Service integration

Brach C, ed. 2023. AHRQ health literacy universal precautions toolkit (3rd ed.). Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 202 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit offers evidence-based guidance to help health professionals make health information easier to understand and act on, make health care easier to navigate, and increase support for people of all health literacy levels. Contents include 23 tools addressing the following five domains: path to improvement, spoken communication, written communication, self-management and empowerment, and supportive systems. Additional contents include resources such as sample forms, PowerPoint presentations, and assessment tools.

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Keywords: Communication, Empowerment, Forms, Health care systems, Health literacy, Patient care, Primary care, Resources for professionals, Self care, Social support

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2023. Protect Tiny Teeth Implementation Project: A prenatal oral health medical-dental integration quality improvement project—Implementation guide. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 8 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of the Protect Tiny Teeth Implementation Project, which was designed to improve the oral health of the maternal and child population, and project results. Topics included background, focus group testing and communications messaging, environmental scan, project description, project aim, results, and Protect Tiny Teeth Toolkit overview and testing.

Keywords: Infants, Oral health, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Primary care, Program planning, Service integration, Young children

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2023. Protect Tiny Teeth Implementation Project: A prenatal oral health medical-dental integration quality improvement project—Overview and results. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 12 pp.

Keywords: Infants, Oral health, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Primary care, Program planning, Service integration, Young children

NOHI Environmental Scan Workgroup. 2023. Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Oral Health Safety Net: Environmental scan--Project year 4. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 14 pp.

Annotation: This tool was developed to conduct environmental scans to learn about factors that could impact the integration of oral health care into primary care at the state level to inform the work of the Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net projects. In addition to questions, the tool includes background information, instructions, and definitions. Question categories include scope of practice, reimbursement, policy and regulation, and optional questions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Primary care, Service integration

Russinof H. 2023. Arizona: Environmental scan results 2023. Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This chartbook provides information on facilitators of and barriers to integrating oral health care into primary care for pregnant women and children in Arizona. The chartbook provides data related to scope of practice for oral health professionals and other health professionals, Medicaid billing and reimbursement, dental hygienists, dental therapists, community health workers, and teledentistry. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Arizona, Community health centers, Fluoride, Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Service integration, State information

Russinof H. 2023. Colorado: Environmental scan results 2023. Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This chartbook provides information on facilitators of and barriers to integrating oral care into primary care for pregnant women and children in Colorado. The chartbook presents information on fluoride varnish application; fluoride varnish billing; dental hygienist, therapist, and assistant scopes of practice; teledentistry; community water fluoridation; state strengths related to allowable activities for dental hygienists; and opportunities. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Colorado, Community health centers, Fluoride, Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Service integration, State information

Russinof H. 2023. Montana: Environmental scan results 2023. Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This chartbook provides information on facilitators of and barriers to integrating oral health into primary care for pregnant women and children in Montana. It provides information on fluoride varnish application; fluoride varnish billing; dental hygienist, therapist, and assistant scopes of practice; teledentistry; community water fluoridation; state strengths related to allowable activities for dental hygienists; and opportunities. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Community health centers, Fluoride, Montana, Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Service integration, State information

Russinof H. 2023. Wyoming: Environmental scan results 2023. Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This chartbook provides information on facilitators of and barriers to integrating oral health care into primary care for pregnant women and children in Wyoming. The chartbook provides data related to scope of practice for oral health professionals and other health professionals, Medicaid billing and reimbursement, dental hygienists, dental therapists, community health workers, and teledentistry. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Community health centers, Fluoride, Oral health, Pregnant women, Primary care, Service integration, State information, Wyoming

Benevis. 2023. Dental home playbook: A physician guide with tips and tools to integrate oral health into your primary care practice. [no place]: Benevis, 14 pp.

Annotation: This guide for primary care physicians includes tips for integrating oral health care into their practices and tools to help them do so. The guide provides information on why it is important for primary care physicians to integrate oral health care, barriers to accessing oral health care, and the dental home. A checklist for how physicians can support their patients’ oral health and help them find a dental home is included, along with information on assessing infants’ and young children’s risk for developing tooth decay and reducing risk for this population.

Keywords: Access to health care, Infant health, Oral health, Primary care, Risk assessment, Service integration, Young children

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2023. Capacity inventory for integrating oral health care and primary care for pregnant women: Brief. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 3 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information on the development of a capacity-inventory tool to help state oral health program staff assess systems-level capacity factors and prioritize needs. The brief discusses the importance of oral health, especially during pregnancy, and strategies to advance oral health equity for the maternal and child health population. Factors contributing to state systems-level capacity to improve integration of oral health care and primary care for pregnant women are organized by categories. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Oral health equity, Pregnant women, Primary care, Service integration, State programs

National Network for Oral Health Access. 2023. Integration of oral health and primary care practice in community health centers: Readiness assessment. Denver, CO: National Network for Oral Health Access, 5 pp.

Annotation: This assessment provides information for community health centers (CHCs) to help them determine their readiness for integrating oral health care and primary care. The assessment poses questions for CHC staff to answer and score. Questions relate to leadership vision and support, an integrated executive team, team member buy-in, champions, co-location, quality improvement, and integrated electronic health records. A scoring guide is included. zzz

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Keywords: Community health centers, Oral health, Primary care, Quality assurance, Service integration

Clark M, ed. [2022]. Medical-dental integration models: A critical review of the last decade. Washington, DC: Delta Dental Institute, 19 pp.

Annotation: This report provides a review of medical-dental integration (MDI) models used to deliver integrated oral health and overall health that have been implemented in the last 10 years. The report introduces the issue and provides information to help increase understanding of MDI model approaches and of the challenges and barriers MDI models face and solutions that have been implemented and to promote the sustainability of MDI models.

Keywords: Medical care, Model programs, Oral health, Primary care, Service integration

National Center for Medical Home Implementation. 2022. Fostering partnership and teamwork in the pediatric medical home: A "how to" webinar series. Elk Grove Village, IL: National Center for Medical Home Implementation, multiple items.

Annotation: This video series for primary care health professionals and others focuses on partnership and teamwork in pediatric care delivery. Contents include prerequisites of and strategies for implementation and examples of best practice. Topics include implementing team huddles, enhancing care partnership support, and starting and supporting family advisory groups [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Continuing education, Family centered care, Health care delivery, Medical home, Model programs, Multimedia, Patient care teams, Pediatric care, Primary care, Teamwork

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2022. Oral health coding fact sheet for primary care physicians. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 6 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet explains what Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and Codes on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) codes are. It also lists various CPT and CDT codes for oral health services provided in primary care settings. Answers to frequently asked questions are included.

Keywords: Clinical coding, Health services, Oral health, Primary care

Schmidt A, McManus M, White P, Slade R, Salus T, Bradley J. 2022. 2022 Coding and payment tip sheet for transition from pediatric to adult health care. Washington, DC: Got Transition, 32 pp. (Practice resource; no. 2)

Annotation: This transition payment tip sheet is produced by Got Transition and the American Academy of Pediatrics in order to support the delivery of recommended transition services in pediatric and adult care settings. The tip sheet begins with a listing of transition-related CPT codes and corresponding Medicare fees and relative value units (RVUs), effective as of 2022. The resource also includes a set of clinical vignettes with recommended CPT and ICD coding, as well as detailed coding descriptions for each transition-related code.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Financing, Model programs, Pediatric care, Primary care, Reimbursement, Special health care needs, Transition planning, Young adults

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