Rural dental health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/dental/ Bismarck Tribune, (ND) article tells how the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a dentist's office on wheels, represents an important effort to bring dental care to North Dakota's low-income and rural children. http://bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/rolling-dental-clinic-makes-difference/article_2bc1d8be-4e86-11e1-96d9-0019bb2963f4.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:08:13 CST http://bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/rolling-dental-clinic-makes-difference/article_2bc1d8be-4e86-11e1-96d9-0019bb2963f4.html In this notice the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amends their Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for a variety of agencies including the Division of Adolescent and School Health, the Division of Adult and Community Health, the Division of Oral Health, and many others. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/02/06/2012-2531/statement-of-organization-functions-and-delegations-of-authority Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:35:37 CST https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/02/06/2012-2531/statement-of-organization-functions-and-delegations-of-authority Discusses oral health problems people living with HIV/AIDS experience. Includes barriers to oral health care, oral health services available, and special projects, including providing oral health care to those with HIV/AIDS in rural settings. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://hab.hrsa.gov/abouthab/files/oral_health_fact_sheet.pdf Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:40 CST http://hab.hrsa.gov/abouthab/files/oral_health_fact_sheet.pdf Reviews the status and trends in oral health quality measurement and improvement, and outlines efforts in place to expand and enhance them. Describes how to use these measurement and quality improvement systems to improve the oral health of the U.S. population. http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2012/01/Pacific-Center-for-Special-Care-Report.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:12:02 CST http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2012/01/Pacific-Center-for-Special-Care-Report.aspx A program to assist dental school graduates with paying off student loans and providing other startup grants, while helping fulfill the need for dentists in rural Kansas communities. -- Delta Dental Plan of Kansas Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2772 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:08:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2772 KWCH News, (KS), reports that the Kansas Dental Association and the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation unveiled a new loan repayment program that will provide financial assistance to attract dentists to areas identified as under-served. http://articles.kwch.com/2012-02-02/new-dentists_31019437 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:40:30 CST http://articles.kwch.com/2012-02-02/new-dentists_31019437 Investigates the availability of fluoridated water across urban-rural settings, and relates measures of fluoride availability to national survey measures of dental health in adults and children. -- West Virginia Rural Health Research Center http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2011_fluoridation_final_report.pdf Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:06:06 CST http://wvrhrc.hsc.wvu.edu/docs/2011_fluoridation_final_report.pdf Describes how a partnership between state oral health programs (SOHPs) and Head Start state collaboration offices (HSSCOs) could improve communication and networking between local Head Start programs and others to enhance oral health services for pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start and their families. -- Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors http://www.astdd.org/docs/Head_Start_SOHP_Colaboration_TipSheet_Oct_2011.pdf Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:21:56 CST http://www.astdd.org/docs/Head_Start_SOHP_Colaboration_TipSheet_Oct_2011.pdf Supports innovative clinical training for dental professionals and programs that increase access to dental care for underserved populations through grant funding. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2685 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:17:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2685 Describes successful oral health programs in Maine, New York, and North Dakota involving dental sealants, water fluoridation, and state policies respectively. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2011/Oral-Health-success-stories-508.pdf Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:50:09 CST http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2011/Oral-Health-success-stories-508.pdf Made up of oral health providers that represent the diversity of safety-net oral health settings, such as isolated, rural, and one dentist clinics. http://www.nnoha.org/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:08:03 CST http://www.nnoha.org/ Presents a vision for how to improve oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations, and recommends ways to achieve this vision. Chapters include oral health status, workforce, expenditures, health care delivery, and oral health settings. -- Institute of Medicine http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13116 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:55:53 CST http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13116 Winner of the 2011 University of Wisconsin's Monato Rural Essay for Wisconsin's Best Rural Health Paper explores why dental health care access is a public health problem for rural. -- Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative http://www.rwhc.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=HFeuhfim2vU%3d&tabid=105 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:51:47 CST http://www.rwhc.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=HFeuhfim2vU%3d&tabid=105 Allows the public to search for ADA dentists by city, state, zip code, and area by specialty. -- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/ada/findadentist/advancedsearch.aspx Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:26:52 CST http://www.ada.org/ada/findadentist/advancedsearch.aspx Argues that licensing dental therapists may be the only way to get dental care to Medicaid patients and other underserved populations. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/spring11/myers.php Wed, 25 May 2011 09:14:28 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/spring11/myers.php Describes the Head Start program, its participants, and the oral health services offered. Recommends actions that dentists can take to help address the participants' barriers to care. -- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HSDentists.pdf Mon, 23 May 2011 10:44:15 CST http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HSDentists.pdf Describes the Head Start program and its oral health services. Reports a higher prevalence of oral health problems among children enrolled in Head Start programs and suggests how health care providers can help. -- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HS_med.pdf Mon, 23 May 2011 10:37:06 CST http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HS_med.pdf Discusses the challenges facing the current oral health system, the connection between oral health and overall health, and how to improve oral health care. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss the oral health system in rural settings. -- Institute of Medicine http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13086&page=R1 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:43:00 CST http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13086&page=R1 Alerts Americans to the full meaning of oral health and its importance to general health and well-being. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://silk.nih.gov/public/hck1ocv.@www.surgeon.fullrpt.pdf Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:38:26 CST http://silk.nih.gov/public/hck1ocv.@www.surgeon.fullrpt.pdf Describes findings from an evaluation showing that dental therapists provide safe and appropriate care for underserved and rural populations. http://www.wkkf.org/~/media/F2E86B5717174D2E9311359902DF7216.ashx Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:07:49 CST http://www.wkkf.org/~/media/F2E86B5717174D2E9311359902DF7216.ashx Describes successful oral health programs in Arkansas, Nevada, and Wisconsin. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2010/oral_health_success_stories.pdf Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:56:10 CST http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2010/oral_health_success_stories.pdf Describes strategies used by several states to better address the oral health of young children, pregnant women, people with developmental abilities, and people living in rural areas. -- National Academy for State Health Policy http://www.vfc-oh.org/cms/resource_library/files/02e970cafdbec983/increasing_access_to_dental_care.pdf Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:42:39 CST http://www.vfc-oh.org/cms/resource_library/files/02e970cafdbec983/increasing_access_to_dental_care.pdf Persistent and worsening shortages of oral health care providers in rural areas, combined with limited acceptance of Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP), have left many patients without adequate access to dental care. -- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis http://www3.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/DCBE76E8-3148-4085-9211-FB79AFD6BA51/0/OralHealthFinal2.pdf Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:31:40 CST http://www3.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/DCBE76E8-3148-4085-9211-FB79AFD6BA51/0/OralHealthFinal2.pdf Reports that at least one in five U.S. children go without annual dental care and 44 out of 50 states fail to meet at least six key benchmarks or policies to ensure access to preventive care. Addresses workforce concerns in rural areas. -- Pew Charitable Trusts http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Cost_of_Delay_web.pdf Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:35:02 CST http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Cost_of_Delay_web.pdf A resource to help health professionals, programadministrators, educators, researchers, policymakers, and parents working in rural and urban school settings prevent disease and promote oral health in children and adolescents. -- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/ResGuideSchoolOH_281244_7.pdf Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:17:45 CST http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/ResGuideSchoolOH_281244_7.pdf Conveys insights gained from interviews at the Onley, Virginia dental fair in which eight patients, a dentist providing services there, and the fair organizer talk about the oral health care challenges they face. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7930.pdf Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:34:51 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7930.pdf This video profiles patients attending a dental fair in rural Virginia and highlights the impact of lack of coverage for oral health services. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/healthreform/hr090909video.cfm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:26:24 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/hr090909video.cfm 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/~/media/MEDIA%20LIBRARY%20Files/PDF/R/PDF%20RetailDentalClinics.pdf Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:11:11 CST http://www.chcf.org/~/media/MEDIA%20LIBRARY%20Files/PDF/R/PDF%20RetailDentalClinics.pdf 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 Provides information to dentists who were educated outside the United States and Canada and wish to obtain a state dental license in the U.S. -- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/490.aspx Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:33 CST http://www.ada.org/490.aspx