The patient’s teeth appeared to be well cared for, but dentist James Mancini did not like the look of his gums. By chance, Mancini knew the man’s physician, so he raised an alert about a potential problem—and a diagnosis soon emerged.
The Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker is an interactive tool for policymakers, administrators, and advocates to easily understand where a given state’s Medicaid adult dental benefits package falls on a continuum from no dental benefits to extensive benefits, helping identify areas for...
Minimally invasive care (MIC) in dentistry is about preventing and healing tooth decay without removing any tooth structures. Research shows there is often no need for the traditional “drill-and-fill” approach that has defined dentistry for a century. The use of MIC can potentially reduce...
Fluoride Varnish Training Health care professionals seeking to apply fluoride varnish to MassHealth children age six months up to (but not including) the age of 21 are required to complete a MassHealth-approved training program.
Ahead of a Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) Wednesday, October 20, introduced two bills to expand and improve comprehensive health care for veterans.
As Congress prepares to vote on the budget reconciliation, we hosted a discussion of the political, legislative, and stakeholder context surrounding Medicare expansion to include dental benefits. Our subject matter experts examined the implications of Medicare’s inclusion of oral health benefits on... Read more about From the Bill to the Benefit: Expanding Medicare to Include Oral Health Care
Oral health often works in parallel to other primary care systems creating barriers to effective and comprehensive person-centered care. Bridging the gap requires forward-thinking and innovation in several key areas including interprofessional education and practice, financial system alignment, and... Read more about Bridging The Medical-Dental Gap
Resource list from the Center for Health Care Strategies designed to help state policymakers, health and oral health plans, providers, advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders advance oral health access and quality for low-income Americans.
This toolkit is designed to support state Medicaid policymakers in implementing value-based Alternative Payment Methodology for Federally Qualified Health Centers.
The American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) commissioned five case studies to investigate successes and challenges to incorporating dental care into a coordinated approach to care. The ADA and AAPD believe that the models currently in operation offer... Read more about Dental Care in Accountable Care Organizations: Insights from 5 Case Studies