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Call to Action/Oral Health in America

The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children. The Pew Center on the States (2010)
Oral Health Disparities: A Shift Towards Policy Work. Grantmakers in Health Issue Brief (2010)
Reimbursing Medical Providers for Preventive Oral Health Services: State Policy Options. National Academy for State Health Policy (2010)
Training New Dental Health Providers in the U.S. W. K. Kellogg Foundation (2009)
Engaging Primary Care Medical Providers in Children’s Oral Health. National Academy for State Health Policy (2009)
MEDICAID: State and Federal Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Children’s Access to Dental Services, but Gaps Remain. United States Accountability Office (2009)
The U.S. Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2009)
The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (2009)
2009 PRC National Health Report: Monitoring the Health Status, Risk & Needs of Americans. Professional Research Consultants, Inc. (PRC) (2009)
Help Wanted: A Policy Maker’s Guide to New Dental Providers. The Pew Center on the States (2009)
Dental Partnerships: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Community Based Dental Partnership Program. HIV/AIDS Bureau, Human Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (2009)
Oral Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XXI. National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (2009)
Oral Health Coverage and Care for Low-income Children: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (2009)
Increasing Access to Dental Care in Medicaid: Targeted Programs for Four Populations. National Academy for State Health Policy (2009)
Medicaid Coverage of Adult Dental Services. State Health Policy Monitor, a publication of the National Academy for State Health Policy (2008)
Environmental Factors in Implementing the Dental Home for All Young Children. National Oral Health Policy Center at Children’s Dental Health Project (2008)
MEDICAID: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay. US Government Accountability Office (2008)
Oral Health in Aging America. 2008 Institute for Oral Health 2008 National Conference (2008)
Dental Care: The Often Neglected Part of Health Care. Yale University School of the 21st Century Program (2008)
Dental Coverage of Children and Young Adults Under Age 21, United States, 1996 and 2006. Medical Expenditure Panel Surveyof the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2008)
Community Efforts to Expand Dental Service For Low-Income People. Center f0r Studying Health System Change (2008)
Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait. South Carolina Rural Health Research Center (2008)
A National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health. Office of the Surgeon General (2003)
Oral Health in America. Office of the Surgeon General (2001)

Planning Tools

Infrastructure Development Tools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State Oral Health Plans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Proven and Promising Best Practices for State and Community Oral Health Programs (Reports and Examples). Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Guidelines for State & Territorial Oral Health Programs. Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (Revised in 2007)
Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A Community Planning Guide Using Healthy People 2010. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services (2001)

Oral Health in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Community Health Centers Dental Program Directory. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health (2010)
The Status of Oral Disease in Massachusetts: A Great Unmet Need 2009. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health (2009)
Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts: Who Uses Emergency Care and Why? Urban Institute (2009)
Putting the Mouth Back in The Body: Improving Oral Health Across the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Health Policy Forum (2009)
Making Headway: Easing the Burden of Dental Disease in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties. Tri-County Collaborative for Oral Health Excellence (2009)
Elder Oral Health in Boston, Massachusetts: Oral Health Equity Project. Boston Public Health Commission, Office of Oral Health (2008)
Who is Helping Seniors Improve their Oral Health? What Is Our Responsibility? Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society (2008)
Common Health for the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Trends in the Determinants of Health. Massachusetts Health Council (2008)
Recent History of Oral Health in Massachusetts. Coalition Synopsis (2008)
The Oral Health of Massachusetts’ Children. Catalyst Institute (2008)
Massachusetts Communities Receiving Fluoridation. Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Updated 2008)
A Report on the Commonwealth’s Dental Hygiene Workforce. Massachusetts Department of Public Health (2007)
2007-2009 Massachusetts Children with Special Health Care Needs Oral Health Action Plan. Masschusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health (2007)
Limited License Registration in Dentistry: Preserving a Valuable Resource - Ensuring Access to Care. Oral Health Advocacy Task Force (2007)
Towards a Stronger Oral Health Safety Net: Oral Healthcare in Massachusetts Community Health Centers. Catalyst Institute (2007)
Massachusetts Fluoridation Update 2006. Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society (2006)
Massachusetts Oral Health Report: Mapping Access to Oral Health Care in Massachusetts. Catalyst Institute (2006)
Dental Student Enrollment and Graduation: A Report by State, Census Division and Region. Journal of Dental Education (2006)
Eliminating Adult Dental Coverage in Medicaid: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Experience. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (2005)
Medicaid/SCHIP Dental Care for Children: Overview. Massachusetts’ Report: State Innovations to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Low-Income Children: A Compendium Update by the American Dental Association (2004)
Massachusetts School Based Health Centers Dental Services Survey. Boston Public Health Commission (2003)
The Oral Health Crisis in Massachusetts. Massachusetts’ Special Legislative Commission on Oral Health (2000)

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