Released in December 2021, the summary from the Continuum on the Benefits of Integrating Oral Health into Overall Health is a thorough review of the detailed discussion undertaken by 56 presenters from multiple sectors and perspectives. The themes that arise draw from insights from basic science... Read more about Integrating Oral Health into Overall Health Summary
This report, facilitated by the National Institutes of Health, and titled Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, is only the second comprehensive document on this topic and the first in more than 20 years. Since the publication in 2000 of Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon... Read more about Oral Health in America - Advances and Challenges
A Best Practice Approach Report describes a public health strategy, assesses the strength of evidence on the effectiveness of the strategy, and uses practice examples to illustrate successful/innovative implementation.
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
Live from the ADHA Annual Conference, Matt chats with Dr. Patricia Braun, MD a pediatrician in Colorado leading the charge for medical dental integration. They discuss the research on outcomes and feasibility of integrating a dental hygienist into a medical practice.
The SMILES Dental Project - Spanning Miles in Linking Everyone to Services - is creating opportunities for more Coloradans to get the dental care they need by reducing or eliminating barriers to care through integrating dental hygienists into community spaces across the state.
Compilation of oral health screening forms and accompany guidance for schools and school nurses. Compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
This compendium demonstrates the dynamic and innovative ways that healthcare clinicians, community members, and public health leaders are working together to reunite oral health and primary care through the lens of these Shared Principles. We highlight the many diverse mechanisms and the varying... Read more about Innovations in Oral Health and Primary Care Integration