February 15, 2011 Meg Booth presented on the linkage between current and future federal initiatives in oral health and Title V programs at the 2011 Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Conference. The purpose of this presentation was to discuss federal trends in oral health policy that impact MCH populations, identify new opportunities for [...]
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on dental services in Medicaid and the Children’s Health insurance Program (CHIP). This report, which was mandated by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009, examined dentist participation in Medicaid and (CHIP) as well as efforts by the Centers for Medicaid and [...]
This issue brief provides state policymakers with a brief overview of SBHCs, opportunities to address oral health in schools – including the challenges to establishing and maintaining oral health programs, and examples of innovative applications of oral health care in schools.
The language provides guidance to dentists and health center executives as they explore a contractual arrangement. In addition to model language, a number of notations are provided to address specific circumstances and/or options available to the contracting parties.