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Annotation: This policy brief describes strategies that several states have used to address the oral health needs of Medicaid beneficiaries, including young children, pregnant women, people with developmental disabilities, and people living in rural areas. The brief also examines ways that California’s state agencies (including Denti-Cal, the state’s Medicaid dental program), dental associations, and universities have explored these issues, and additional steps the state might take to build on its efforts.

Contact: National Academy for State Health Policy, 10 Free Street, Second Floor, Portland, ME 04101, Telephone: (207) 874-6524 Secondary Telephone: (202) 903-0101 Fax: (207) 874-6527 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nashp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, California, Case studies, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oral health, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pregnant women, Provider participation, Rhode Island, Rural population, Special health care services, State initiatives, Wisconsin, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a meeting of national and state experts held in October 2007 to address children's access to oral health care in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and to exchange information and assessments about what has worked best to improve access for this population. Topics include addressing the problems and solutions; implementing increased provider participation; expanding the supply of oral health care; improving dental benefits; increasing oral health education and patient support; and improving data collection, monitoring, and evaluation. Additional topics include systemic reforms in managing oral disease as a chronic disease and developing an adequate oral health work force.

Contact: Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 1330 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (202) 347-5274 E-mail: http://www.kff.org/about/contact.cfm Web Site: http://kff.org/about-kaiser-commission-on-medicaid-and-the-uninsured/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Children, Oral health, Provider participation, State initiatives, Work force

Annotation: This brief presents the status of oral health services for participants enrolled in the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Head Start program. Topics include available oral health services, data on oral examinations, lack of health professionals and time frames in which to complete examinations, and oral health education. An outline of community outreach and collaboration efforts is also included.

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: Barriers, Head Start, Health services delivery, Illinois, Oral health, Provider participation, Young children

Annotation: This document provides an annotated list of Medicaid dental provider participation cases focusing on (1) the "reasonable promptness" requirement, (2) the "equal access" requirement, and (3) the "Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment program requirement." The list includes 27 cases from 21 jurisdictions.

Contact: National Health Law Program, North Carolina Office, 1512 E. Franklin St., Suite 110, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, Telephone: (919) 968-6308 Fax: (919) 968-8855 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthlaw.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Dental care, EPSDT, Legal issues, Medicaid, Oral health, Provider participation

Annotation: This report presents a framework for promoting effective health coverage and achieving high quality in SCHIP and Medicaid through the following strategies: (1) ensuring access to care through eligibility, enrollment, and retention policies, (2) providing a robust benefit package, (3) strengthening provider capacity, (4) improving system performance, (5) measuring performance, (6) improving quality, (7) providing incentives for quality, and (8) promoting the use of health information technology. Additional information is provided on three selected successful programs (Help Me Grow, Healthy Steps for Young Children, and Assuring Better Child Health and Development-ABCD), recommendations for each of the seven strategies, and extensive end notes.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Eligibility, Enrollment, Medicaid, Program evaluation, Provider participation, Quality assurance, State Children', s Health Insurance Program

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.

Contact: Ohio Department of Health, Oral Health Program, 246 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/oral-health-program/welcome-to Available from the website.

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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

Contact: Family Voices, P.O. Box 37188, Albuquerque, NM 87176, Telephone: (505) 872-4774 Secondary Telephone: (888) 835-5669 Fax: (505) 872-4780 Web Site: http://www.familyvoices.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Family centered care, Parent professional relations, Provider participation

Annotation: This chart outlines oral health goals, strategies, and action steps for Early Head Start and Head Start programs in Virginia developed in follow-up to the forum held on September 21, 2005, in Richmond, Virginia. The following goals are discussed: (1) increase access to oral health care via public and private health professionals, (2) increase access to pediatric dentists, (3) increase state and local collaboration among service providers to teach families the importance of oral health, (4) increase the number of dentists participating in Medicaid, (5) increase oral health literacy in culturally competent ways, (6) increase the use of fluoride varnish among young children, and (7) implement policies and regulatory action that will promote improved oral health among children. Strategies and action steps for achieving each goal are presented, along with proposed key partners, lead organization, timelines, and resource needs. [Funded in part 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.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Disease prevention, Early Head Start, Head Start, Health education, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Policy development, Provider participation, State programs, Strategic plans, Virginia, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a forum held in July 2006 to address the oral health services access needs of children with special health care needs in Missouri. Contents include a list of attendees, a summary of discussion, an action plan outline, forum follow-up additions to the CSHCN action plan, and budget information. A sample invitation and registration form are provided along with a chart outlining the forum planning process and a list of products developed during the project.

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: Access to health care, Barriers, Children, Children with special health care needs, Missouri, Oral health, Provider participation

Annotation: This report highlights the successes, challenges, and results of six states (Arizona, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont) who developed programs to reduce disparities and improve quality in oral health services. The report is divided into two main sections: (1) measuring oral health services performance and (2) state action for oral health access strategies. The strategies section discusses specific state efforts to improve the oral health delivery system, such as developing value-based purchasing strategies, broadening the provider network, expanding the dental safety net, creating a dental home, and enhancing consumer and provider education. A conclusion and endnotes are provided.

Contact: Center for Health Care Strategies, 300 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 125, Hamilton, NJ 08619, Telephone: (609) 528-8400 Fax: (609) 586-3679 Web Site: http://www.chcs.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Arizona, Case studies, Children, Families, Health education, Health services delivery, Oral health, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Program descriptions, Provider participation, Rhode Island, South Carolina, State programs, Strategic plans, Vermont

Annotation: This policy brief is the first in a series about HUSKY A, a state-level program that provides oral health care for children from families with low incomes in Connecticut. Topics include barriers to oral health care for children and improving access to oral health. Graphs and charts are used to depict data on the size and composition of the oral health safety net in Connecticut and on providers of preventive and restorative oral health services for children and adolescents under age 21 who were ever enrolled in the HUSKY Dental Care program. Summary findings and a conclusion are also presented.

Contact: Connecticut Health Foundation, 100 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103, Telephone: (860) 724-1580 Fax: (860) 724-1589 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cthealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescents, Barriers, Children, Connecticut, Low income groups, Oral health, Provider participation, State initiatives

Annotation: This issue paper discusses issues and strategies for oral health work force recruitment, retention, and utilization. Topics include dental work force shortage, Medicaid reimbursement, expanding the dental team, and the connection between primary care and oral health. Recommendations to improve the oral health status of rural America endorsed by the National Rural Health Association, a summary, and a list of resources are also presented.

Contact: National Rural Health Association, 521 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, Telephone: (816) 756-3140 Fax: (816) 756-3144 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ruralhealth.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Work force, Children, Dentists, Health personnel, Medicaid, Oral health, Provider participation, Recruitment, Reimbursement, Rural environment

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.

Contact: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Box 354982, Seattle, WA 98195-4982, Telephone: (206) 685-0402 Fax: (206) 616-4768 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc Available from the website.

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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 flyer presents information about hawk-i, Iowa's state children's health insurance program, and is designed to increase children's access to oral health care by encouraging oral health professionals to participate in the program. Contents include a state map delineating dental plans by county, a list of questions relevant to oral health professionals, and contact information. As county dental plan coverage changes, information is updated and made available on the Iowa Oral Health Bureau's Web site. [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.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Dental care, Iowa, Oral health, Program descriptions, Provider participation, State children', State programs, s health insurance program

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the oral health forum held on April 25, 2005, in Augusta, Maine, to develop an action plan to improve oral health care for children enrolled in Early Head Start and Head Start in Maine. Topics include a review of the state of oral health for program participants and barriers to oral health access and improvement. Additional information is provided on prevention and education, increased access to oral health care, and financing and policy development. [Funded in part 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.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Early Head Start, Head Start, Maine, Oral health, Provider participation, State initiatives, Young children

Annotation: This report highlights oral health data from the Colorado Oral Health Surveillance System, including screening data from a 2004 random sample of kindergarten and third-grade students in the state, and an analysis of data from the Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System over several years. The report also addresses the effects that oral diseases have on Coloradans' overall health, including the effects of oral disease on pregnancy, tobacco-related illnesses, and quality of life; oral health status; risk reduction; workforce and access; successes in the state; and future considerations. Report sections also include an introduction to oral health data in Colorado, demographics, and references. Statistical information is provided in charts, graphs, tables, and maps throughout the report. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Oral Health Unit, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, Denver, CO 80246, Telephone: (303) 692-2000 Secondary Telephone: (800) 886-7689 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/health/prevention-and-wellness/oral-health Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Colorado, Disease prevention, Health personnel, Oral health, Population surveillance, Pregnancy, Provider participation, State programs, Statistics, Tobacco use, Young children

Annotation: This policy brief outlines a call for action to improve oral health and oral health care throughout the country, particularly in rural America. The brief discusses the importance of oral health to overall health and the oral health status of Americans living in rural areas, and it provides recommendations for ways to improve oral health through increasing access to oral health care, improving reimbursement for rural oral health services, and increasing oral health training programs and research. Statistical data are provided throughout the report.

Contact: National Rural Health Association, 521 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, Telephone: (816) 756-3140 Fax: (816) 756-3144 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ruralhealth.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Dental care, Health services delivery, Oral health, Provider participation, Rural health, Statistics

Annotation: This report describes a meeting for state executives to aid in planning activities to improve the quality of and access to oral health services for beneficiaries of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program held on September 28-30, 2005, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the meeting was to provide participants with the tools to apply disease-management principles to oral health care, get value out of the Medicaid dental benefit, work collaboratively to expand dental work force options, decrease the administrative burden of contracting for Medicaid oral health services, engage health professionals in early detection and assessment of oral disease, and engage and educate consumers through community organizations and case-management services. [Funded in part 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.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Conferences, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Pennsylvania, Pregnant women, Provider participation, State Children', State initiatives, s Health Insurance Program

Annotation: This paper presents an overview of the significance of oral health to general health and well-being. It reports on the status of oral health at the national and state levels, examines disparities in access to oral health care, identifies barriers to oral health care, discusses the role of safety net clinics, and reviews recommendations for improvement. This paper is part of a series exploring some of the complex systems issues surrounding individual and community health. References are provided along with biographical information on the researchers.

Contact: Health Policy Institute of Ohio, 37 West Broad Street, Suite 350, Columbia, OH 43215-4198, Telephone: (614) 224-4950 Fax: (614) 224-2205 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthpolicyohio.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adults, Barriers, Children, Families, Low income groups, Medicaid, Minority groups, Oral health, Provider participation, Uninsured persons

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