Resources

Children

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • Children’s Oral Health: Oral Health Practice Tools
  • Fluoride Varnish What Parent’s Need to Know
  • Oral Health Advocacy Toolkit
  • Bright Futures Risk Assessment Form
• CDC, Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities
• Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC)
  • Child and Adolescent Oral Health Issues
  • Bright Futures: Oral Health Pocket Guide, Third Edition
• Children’s Dental Health Project
• ECLKC, Head Start Oral Health
• States Stalled on Dental Sealants (PEW, 2015)
• Prevention of Dental Caries in Children From Birth to Age 5 Years – Recommendations and Research  (US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, 2014)
• Smiles for Life:   Course 2: Child Oral Health
• Children with Special Health Care Needs
  • OHRC, Special care: An oral health professional’s guide to serving children with special health care needs.
  • OHRC, Oral Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs A Resource Guide (3rd ed.)
  • OHRC, Promoting the Oral Health of Children with Special Health Care Needs— In Support of the National Agenda
  • OHRC, Strategies for Improving the Oral Health System of Care for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs

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Chronic Diseases

• Diabetes
  • Diabetes Mellitus (American Academy of Oral Medicine)
  • Diabetes and Oral Health Problems (American Diabetes Association)
  • Diabetes and Oral Health Promotion: A Survey of Disease Prevention Behaviors (JADA, 2000)
  • Poor Oral Health and Quality of Life in Older U.S. Adults with Diabetes Mellitus (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2013)
  • Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Mouth Happy (NDIC)
• Heart Disease
  • Oral Health and Risk for CV Disease (Cleveland Clinic)
  • Will Taking Care of My Teeth Help Prevent Heart Disease? (Mayo Clinic)
  • Chronic Periodontitis Influences Prognosis and the Severity of Heart Attacks (Science Daily)
• Oral Cancer
  • General Information About Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Cancer Screening Protocols (Oral Cancer Foundation)
  • HPV / Oral Cancer Facts (Oral Cancer Foundation)
  • HPV and Throat/Oral Cancer FAQs & video (Johns Hopkins Head & Neck Cancer Center)
• Resource list from National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• Periodontal Disease and Systemic Health (American Academy of Periodontology)
• Smiles for Life: Course 4: Acute Dental Problems
• HIV/AIDS Oral Health Resources, including HIV Oral Diseases App (HIVdent.org)
• Inflammation in the Mouth and Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis (International & American Associations for Dental Research, 2015)

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Drug and Tobacco Use

• ADA  New Opioid Policy (ADA, 2018)
• Addressing Tobacco in Dental Settings (Campaign for Dental Health)
• How has the opioid crisis affected people with employer coverage? (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 2019)
• Opioid Prescribing by Dentists Infographic (ADA Health Policy Institute)
• Opioid prescribing practices from 2010 through 2015 among dentists in the United States (JADA)
• Prescribing Opioids for Women of Reproductive Age: Information for Dentists (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 2018)
• Resources for Families How to Avoid Harmful Tobacco Products (Campaign for Dental Health)

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Medicaid/Medicare

• 2017 in Review: CHCS’ Top 10 Resources(Center for Health Care Strategies)
• Access to Dental Care in Medicaid: Spotlight on Nonelderly Adults (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2016)
• A National Imperative – Oral health Services in Medicare (May 2017 JADA)
• Closing the Health Care Coverage Gap in Texas: A Latino Perspective (National Council of La Raza, 2014)
• Dentist’s Participation in Medicaid (ADA Health Policy Institute)
• Guiding Innovations to Improve the Oral Health of Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries (Center for Health Care Strategies, 2016)
• Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Adults in Medicaid: Key Themes from a Policy Roundtable (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2016)
• InsureKidsNow.gov
• “The Pink Book” Texas Medicaid and CHIP in Perspective (DSHS, Twelfth Edition, 2018)
• Medicaid and CHIP Book (MACStats, 2015)
• Medicaid Coverage of Dental Benefits for Adults (MACPAC, 2015)
• Oral Health and Well-Being Among Medicaid Adults by Type of Medicaid Dental Benefit Infographic (ADA Health Policy Institute Infographic)
• Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• State Trends in the Delivery of Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (Center for Health Care Strategies, 2016)
• Form CMS-416: Annual EPSDT Participation Reports (State Data):
  • FY 2009
  • FY 2010
  • FY 2011
  • FY 2012
  • FY 2013
  • FY 2014
  • FY 2015
  • FY 2016
  • FY 2017
  • FY2018

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Emerging Technology and Applications

• Controlling Dental Caries (Tooth Decay) With Silver Diamine Fluoride Video (AAP, 2018)
• Effect and acceptance of silver diamine fluoride treatment on dental caries in primary teeth (Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2017)
• Guide to Understanding and Documenting Teledentistry Events (ADA, 2017)
• Nonrestorative Treatments for Carious Lesions Clinical Practice Guideline (ADA, 2018)
• Parental perceptions and acceptance of silver diamine fluoride staining (JADA, 2017)
• Pediatric Dentistry, “Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatment Considerations in Children’s Caries Management Brief Communication and Commentary” (Pediatric Dentistry, 2017)
• Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) Fact Sheet (ASTDD, 2017)

Interprofessional Practice Collaboration

• Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP)
  • OHNEP 
  • Faculty Toolkit for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Midwifery Programs
    
• QUALIS Health
  • Oral Health: An Essential Component of Primary Care White Paper (2015)
  • Oral Health Integration Implementation Guide Video (2016)
  • Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
  • The Oral Health Integration Implementation Guide (2016)
• National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA)
  • A User’s Guide for Implementation of Interprofessional Oral Health Core Clinical Competencies: Results of a Pilot Project (2015)
  • Oral Health Core Clinical Competencies
  • Oral Health and Patient-Centered Health Home Action Guide (2012)
• Virginia Oral Health Coalition
  • Educational Video: Integrating Oral Health in Patient-Centered Primary Care – View Part 1 | View Part 2
  • Oral Health Integration Toolkit
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  • Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice (2014)
  • Oral Health Strategic Framework, 2014-2017
  • Oral Health Disparities Collaborative Implementation Manual ( 2013)
• Interdisciplinary Approaches for Improved Oral Health White Paper (AAPHD)
• Medical/Dental Integration Tool Kit (Delta Dental)
• Primary Care for the 21st Century (American Academy of Family Physicians, 2012)
• Oral Evaluation & Fluoride Varnish in the Medical Home (AAP, 2013)
• Rural Health Information Hub
• Rural Oral Health Toolkit (Rural Health Information Hub)

Communications

• Frameworks Institute
  • Oral Health
  • Unlocking the Door to New Thinking: Frames for Advancing Oral Health Reform (2017)
• Horowitz Center for Health Literacy (University of Maryland School of Public Health)
• Integrating Oral and General Health Through Health Literacy Practices: Proceedings of a Workshop (National Academy of Sciences, 2019)
• Public Health Learning Module, “Using Healthy People 2020 to Improve Population Health: Oral Health Across the Lifespan” (Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, 2014)
• Report: Oral Health Literacy: Workshop Summary (Institute of Medicine, 2013)
• Thinking About Healthcare Infographic (ADA Health Policy Institute, 2017)

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Workforce

• Dental HPSA Designation Overview (HRSA)
• Dental Workforce Reform in Texas (Dental Public Policy Foundation, 2016)
• Find Health Professional Shortage Areas: HPSA by State & County (HRSA)
• Boosting Oral Health Care in Rural Communities (NCSL LegisBrief)
• Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations (Association of Healthcare Journalists)
• Oral Health Bridging Gaps and Filling Needs (Texas Health Institute, 2018)
• Oral Health Workforce Research Center
• Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition (U.S. Department of Health and Human
  Services, Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, 2018)
• Researchers Hope to Improve Dental Health by Changing Caregiver’s Behavior (Case Western Reserve University, 2015)
• Emergency Department Use
  • Dental-Related Emergency Department Visits on the Increase in the United States (ADA Health Policy Institute, 2013)
  • Dental-Related Use of Hospital Emergency Departments by Hispanics and Non-Hispanics in Florida (American Journal of Public Health (ajph), 2017)
  • Emergency Department and Inpatient Hospitalization for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions in Texas (Texas Health Institute, 2018)
  • Emergency Department Visits for Non-Traumatic Dental Problems in Oregon State (Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Washington, 2014)
  • Oral Health Emergency Room Spending in Florida (Florida Public Health Institute, 2014)
  • Toothaches and U.S. emergency department visits Infographic (Dr. Bicuspid, 2017)

• ASTDD Best Practices Report on School-based Dental Sealant Programs
• Promoting Oral Health in Schools: A Resource Guide (The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC))
• School Oral Health Resource Library (School-Based Health Alliance)
• Resource Highlights, School Oral Health Services (OHRC)
• School-based Dental Sealant Programs (CDC)
• Seal America: The Prevention Invention (OHRC)
• Selecting a School-based Oral Health Care Program – Questions and Answers for School Staff (State of Michigan)
• Texas Association of School-Based Health Centers
• Texas DSHS, School Health Program – School-Based Health Center
• The Neglected Epidemic and the Surgeon General’s Report: A Call to Action for Better Oral Health (American Journal of Public Health, 2008)
• Texas Programs
  • Cook Children’s Save a Smile Program
  • Dental Health Arlington – SMILES Program
  • Miles of Smiles – San Antonio and Laredo
  • Project Saving Smiles – Houston
  • St. David’s Foundation

• 2018 States with the Best and Worst Dental Health (Wallet Hub)
• Economic Impact of Health Disparities in Texas (Episcopal Health Foundation & Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
• Oral Health and Well-Being, National Report and Texas Report (ADA Health Policy Institute)
• States Stalled on Dental Sealants (PEW, 2014)
• Texas Oral Health Report Card (TxOHC, 2019)
• The Oral Health Care System: A State-by-State Analysis: Texas (ADA Health Policy Institute)
• TPHJ Volume 71 Issue 2 (Texas Public Health Association, 2019)