Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

Native American Professional Parent Resources, Albuquerque Area Dental Support Center

Annotation: The Native American Professional Parent Resources' Albuquerque Area Dental Support Center provides training, technical assistance, and other support to dental clinics in the Albuquerque area of the Indian Health Service, which includes all of New Mexico, as well as southern Colorado and El Paso, Texas. Through continuing education opportunities, the development and distribution of culturally relevant materials, and other activities, the Dental Support Center works to improve the oral health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives.

Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Dental clinics, Oral health, Regional programs, Technical assistance, Training

University of Washington School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine

Annotation: Dental Education in the Care of Persons with Disabilities (DECOD) is a special program of the University of Washington School of Dentistry that treats individuals with severe disabilities and prepares oral health professionals to meet their special oral health needs. It is a major resource for Washington residents who are most severely disabled and financially disadvantaged and who cannot obtain services in other community settings. DECOD clinics serve rehabilitation and independent living programs, older adults with disabilities, and residents of long-term care facilities and those who are homebound.

Keywords: Dental clinics, Dental education, Oral health, Special health care services, State programs, Washington