Rural dental health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/dental/ This report, based on interviews with dentists and other experts, consumer surveys, and published reports, examines factors that would support or inhibit the emergence of retail dental clinics in California and elsewhere. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:11:11 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=policy&fn=RetailDentalClinics%2Epdf&pid=513021&itemid=134119 Earth Times article reports that ads offering services such as cooking or repair work in exchange for dental and eye exams are becoming more common during the current recession. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293304,dinner-for-a-dental-exam-bartering-for-health-services-booms.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:04:32 CST http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293304,dinner-for-a-dental-exam-bartering-for-health-services-booms.html A gathering of volunteer dental professionals who, along with a volunteer staff of several hundred, hold free, two-day dental clinics at locations around the country. http://www.adcfmom.org/Request_Data_Password_LXKK.php Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:10 CST http://www.adcfmom.org/Request_Data_Password_LXKK.php Concord Monitor, (NH) article discusses the reasons why a growing number of patients in New Hampshire rely on hospital emergency rooms for dental care. http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091013/OPINION/910130334/1028/OPINION02 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:19:09 CST http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091013/OPINION/910130334/1028/OPINION02 Kaiser Health News article reports that pediatric dental care, long a concern of childrens health advocates, is poised to get a major boost with each of the Democratic health reform proposals. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2009/October/13/children-dental-health-reform.aspx Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:44:41 CST http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2009/October/13/children-dental-health-reform.aspx Rockville MD November 12, 2009 -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:34:34 CST http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd/ Rockville MD November 12, 2009 -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:29:12 CST http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd/ HRSA recently awarded the National Academy of Sciences contracts worth $2.4 million to conduct a wide-ranging study of oral health care in the United States and suggest ways it could be improved. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12316 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:37:03 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12316 A public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) will be held November 12-13, 2009, at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, Rockville, Maryland. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-24393.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:16:47 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-24393.htm Provides information to dentists who were educated outside the United States and Canada and wish to obtain a dental license in the U.S. -- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/us.asp Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:33 CST http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/us.asp Offers information on partnerships and planning, facilities and staffing, financing, clinic operations, and quality awareness and improvement of dental clinics. Also includes links to sample policies, budget worksheets and design tips. -- Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors http://www.dentalclinicmanual.com/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:55:33 CST http://www.dentalclinicmanual.com/ Series of four self-contained online modules designed to help health and early childhood professionals working in community settings promote oral health in the course of promoting general health for infants, children, and their families. -- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center http://www.mchoralhealth.org/OpenWide/index.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:33:23 CST http://www.mchoralhealth.org/OpenWide/index.htm Series of seven self-contained online modules designed to assist health professionals with performing oral screenings to identify infants and children at increased risk for oral health problems, offering referrals to oral health professionals, and providing parents with anticipatory guidance. -- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PediatricOH/index.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:41:04 CST http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PediatricOH/index.htm Searchable database of dental health volunteering opportunities in the United States and abroad. Individuals can search for volunteer opportunities and organizations can use the site to seek dental health volunteers. http://www.dentalvolunteer.com/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:05:12 CST http://www.dentalvolunteer.com/ Describes strategies that several states have used to better address the oral health of young children, pregnant women, people with developmental abilities, and people living in rural areas. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/IncreasingAccessToDentalCareInMedicaid.pdf Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:37:23 CST http://www.chcf.org/documents/policy/IncreasingAccessToDentalCareInMedicaid.pdf Outlines nine recommendations for the Title VII, section 747 program to support primary care training and to prepare training programs to educate clinicians to practice in the patient-centered medical home and dental home (PCM-DH). Addresses issues and topics specifically related to rural areas. -- Health Resources and Services Administration ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/actpcmd/seventhreport.pdf Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:32:29 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/actpcmd/seventhreport.pdf Lists issues related to oral health care in rural America. Discusses the need for intensified recruitment efforts to increase dental access and improve oral health in rural areas. Proposes potential solutions that may increase the rural oral health care workforce. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/Rural_Dentists_PB_2009.pdf Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:01:32 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/Rural_Dentists_PB_2009.pdf This updated policy brief provides an overview, with statistics and charts, of oral health care access and coverage for low-income children. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7681-03.pdf Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:48:31 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7681-03.pdf A nonprofit, transdisciplinary organization of clinicians, advocates, and health care organizations working to improve the health of America's underserved populations and to enhance the development and support of the medical and dental clinicians serving these populations. http://www.clinicians.org/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:58:50 CST http://www.clinicians.org/ Covers topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Information addresses the dental health status, preventive services and insurance received of children in rural and urban areas. Minority populations are also reported on. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_DentalHealthAmongRuralChildren_Exec_Sum.pdf Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:21:11 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_DentalHealthAmongRuralChildren_Exec_Sum.pdf Outlines techniques and tools related to creating a strategic plan, the reimbursement process and payer mix, achieving a smooth patient flow and staffing patterns, the importance of effective business systems, and implementing new technologies and clinical programs. Website also offers access to an audio clip in which three dentists describe their experiences with treating uninsured and Medi-Cal patients and how they were able to improve their practices. -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133706 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:35:21 CST http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133706 Monthly newsletter that provides news regarding oral health programs and initiatives, dental industry and research updates, and opportunities to become involved in helping improve oral health for all. -- Oral Health America http://www.oralhealthamerica.org/news/news.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:19:30 CST http://www.oralhealthamerica.org/news/news.html Summarizes recommendations on actions that states can take related to childrens access to oral health care in Medicaid and SCHIP. Addresses rural areas. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7792.pdf Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:20:49 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7792.pdf Discusses the sites selected to participate in the Oral Health Initiative. -- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/oralhealthvol2.pdf Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:10:22 CST http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/oralhealthvol2.pdf Describes the early implementation experiences of the Oral Health Initiative grantees. -- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/oralhealthvol1.pdf Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:06:01 CST http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/oralhealthvol1.pdf Represents the interests of dental hygienists. Includes publications on oral health. http://www.adha.org/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:47:17 CST http://www.adha.org/ Provides a list of model oral health programs throughout the U.S, plus available educational resources and funding opportunities. -- American Dental Association http://www.communityoralhealthstation.org/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:13:38 CST http://www.communityoralhealthstation.org/ A companion to the Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual. This online reference tool focuses on using public health approaches to create health care systems to serve populations that have difficulty accessing the traditional system of oral health service delivery. -- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials http://www.mobile-portabledentalmanual.com/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:10:37 CST http://www.mobile-portabledentalmanual.com/ Describes a variety of resources including recent journal articles, materials for use by health professionals and Head Start staff, and organizations that may serve as additional resources. -- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HeadStartResourceGuide.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:50:50 CST http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HeadStartResourceGuide.pdf Reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf Fri, 18 May 2007 09:18:33 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf