Category: Federal Policy

Moving Forward Together: Implementing New Oral Health Provisions at the State Level

Moving Forward Together: Implementing New Oral Health Provisions at the State Level

Thursday, April 15, 2010 Presented by the National Oral Health Policy Center in partnership with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). View the Webinar Here. This webinar focused on the oral health provisions included in the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) and the new health care reform. Participants learned about the [...]

Oral Health Provisions in Health Care Reform and CHIPRA: A Systems Fix Approach

Oral Health Provisions in Health Care Reform and CHIPRA: A Systems Fix Approach

Dr. Burton Edelstein, founder of the Children’s Dental Health Project and faculty member at Columbia University , discusses how the oral health provisions in CHIPRA and Health Care Reform represent a comprehensive systems change approach to oral health policy.

Oral Health Provisions included in the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of 2009 (CHIPRA)

These slides present an overview of the new oral health provisions in CHIPRA within the context of the history of the law. Download the presentation:  Oral Health Provisions included in the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of 2009 (CHIPRA)

Health Information Technology: Opportunities to Improve Children’s Oral Health

This brief starts a dialogue within the public health, policymaking, pediatric, and dental communities about the opportunities and potential for HIT to improve children’s health – including children’s oral health.