Category: State Policy

Oral Health Policy Tool Guidebook

A two-part Policy Tool was developed collaboratively by the Division of Oral Health (DOH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Children’s Dental Health Project (CDHP) to support a facilitated process for oral health stakeholders to join together to make decisions about priorities based on suggested criteria. The Policy Tool also [...]

Model Dental Services Agreement (FQHC Contract)

Model Dental Services Agreement (FQHC Contract)

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.

Broadening the Base: A Colorado Oral Health Multicultural Demonstration Project

The “Broadening the Base” Workshop held in Denver, Colorado on December 4, 2009 effectively generated new multicultural participation in Colorado’s oral health coalition while also creating measurable objectives, such as a framework to build recommendations for a forthcoming state oral health summit. Equally important, however, is the process of open and intensive discussion about disparities [...]

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 [...]