This issue of TRENDNOTES discusses the overall importance of a patient-centered health home that includes medical, dental and mental health care to improving children’s health and explores key considerations related to integrating dental care with medical care. Additionally, it discusses federal opportunities, particularly those under ACA, to promoting a health home for children and their families.
This issue of TrendNotes provides an overview of the oral health provisions contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, it discusses the opportunities presented by ACA, including how ACA builds on provisions included in the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIPRA), to build and strengthen a comprehensive system of oral health for children.
This issue of TrendNotes focuses on strategies for sustaining and expanding efforts aimed at the prevention of dental carries during challenging fiscal times for states.
This inaugural issue of TrendNotes underscores the significance of preventing and managing childhood tooth decay-why it is imperative, what we know works, and why policymakers might want to realign policies and programs to be more consistent with this goal.