Rural dental health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/dental/ A public meeting of the Bureau of Health Professions All-Advisory Committee will be held April 21, 2010, in Bethesda, MD. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-5006.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:53:46 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-5006.htm David Wahlberg, a reporter with the Wisconsin State Journal, offers a series of articles discussing the rural health care gap and how good, consistent health care is hard to come by in rural areas across America. http://host.madison.com/special-section/rural_health/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:56 CST http://host.madison.com/special-section/rural_health/ The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions is pleased to announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding opportunities for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Initiative. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13239 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:18:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13239 California HealthCare Foundation article reports that now low-income children and adults at several California sites will be able to receive free dental care, thanks to a new telehealth project, the "Virtual Dental Home." http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemid=134182 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:07:44 CST http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemid=134182 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program guidance is for General and Pediatric Dentistry Programs. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2335 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:57:20 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2335 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is for the Predoctoral Training Program. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2332 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:26:52 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2332 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for Dentistry Academic Administrative Units. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2329 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:38:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2329 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific program announcement is to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2328 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:25:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2328 This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. This specific announcement is for the Residency Training in Dental Public Health Program. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2323 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:24:59 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2323 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 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 eMaxHealth article reports that according to a new report issued Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States, at least one in five US 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. http://www.emaxhealth.com/1506/79/35816/most-states-not-making-grade-childrens-dental-care.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:12 CST http://www.emaxhealth.com/1506/79/35816/most-states-not-making-grade-childrens-dental-care.html 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/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 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 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