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Care Coordination
Community Engagement and Partnership Development through Designing a Care Coordination Program
Topics: Guidance
Community Health Worker (CHW) Presentation Videos: 0-5 Aged Children Training
Topics: Toothbrushing, Oral Health Instruction, Nutrition/Drinks
Community Health Worker (CHW) Presentation Videos: School Aged Children Training
Topics: Toothbrushing, Oral Health Instruction, Nutrition/Drinks
Early Childhood Oral Health Assessment (ECOHA) The California Dental Transformation Initiative Local Dental Pilot Projects
Topics: Dental Transformation Initiative, Dental Home, Virtual Dental Home
Improving the Oral Health of School-Aged Children: Strengthening School-Based Dental Sealant Program Linkages with Medicaid/SCHIP and Dental Homes
Topics: Dental Home
Lunch & Learn (Handout Slides): Improving Oral Health Using an Early Children Oral Health Assessment (ECOHA) System 2/18/2021
Topics: Early Childhood Oral Health, Dental Transformation Initiative
Lunch and Learn: Dental Care Coordination Through Systems Approach to Increase Access to Dental Care for Medi-Cal Beneficiaries: Alameda County’s Experience 11/19/2020
Topics: Dental Transformation Initiative, Dental Home
Lunch and Learn: Dental Care Coordination Through Systems Approach to Increase Access to Dental Care for Medi-Cal Beneficiaries: Alameda County’s Experience 11/19/2020 (1:30:31)
Topics: Dental Transformation Initiative, Dental Home
Lunch and Learn: Improving Oral Health Using an Early Childhood Oral Health Assessment (ECOHA) System 2/18/2021 (1:08:50)
Topics: Early Childhood Oral Health, Dental Transformation Initiative
More LA Smiles Los Angeles Dental Registry & Referral System (LADRRS)
Topics: Dental Home, Oral Health Screening, Dental Transformation Initiative
More LA Smiles Lunch and Learn: Potential Applications for LOHPs and CHDP Programs (1:26:41)
Topics: Dental Transformation Initiative, Dental Home, Messaging
Clinical Care
Alameda County: Interim Guidance on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Before Non-Urgent Surgical, Dental, and Diagnostic Procedures August 7, 2020
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Care Quest Institute of Oral Health: A Coming Surge in Oral Health Treatment Needs
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease and Oral Health Information for Parents About Visiting the Dental Office
Topics: COVID-19, Early Childhood Oral Health, Dental Home, Messaging
Coronavirus Disease and Oral Health Information for Parents About Visiting the Dental Office (Spanish)
Topics: Messaging, Early Childhood Oral Health, Dental Home
Dental Guidance for Hygienists Return to Work in Times of COVID-19 (1:02:41)
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Fresno State Report: Dentistry During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Dental Providers’ Perspective
Topics: COVID-19
NASEM Round Table COVID-19 and Oral Health Care: Implications for Provider and Public Health Literacy
Topics: COVID-19
Order Waiving Restrictions on Dentists Relating to Ordering and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Topics: COVID-19
Order Waiving Restrictions on Registered Dental Hygienists Relating to Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
OSAP/DQP Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Proven Public Health Measures – spotlight on Childsmile in Scotland
Topics: Toothbrushing, Fluoride Varnish, Dental Home
Recommendations About the Use of Dental Amalgam in Certain Higher-Risk Groups
Topics: Dental Amalgam
Federally Qualified Health Center
Health Clinic Regulations Important Updated For School Based Providers: Rules & Tools
Topics: Billing, Dental Home, Early Childhood Oral Health, Guidance, Virtual Dental Home
Mobile Van
CA Department of Education Guidance for Mobile Dental Clinics
Topics: Guidance, Kingergarten Oral Health Assessment
Smile, CA
Smile, CA July Provider Bulletin COVID-19 Guidance on Reducing Aerosols and Educating Patients
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Smile, CA: What You Should Know About Returning to the Dentist During COVID-19
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Smile, CA: What You Should Know About Returning to the Dentist During COVID-19 (Spanish)
Topics: COVID-19, Guidance
Smile, California Campaign
Topics: Sealants, Early Childhood Oral Health, First Dental Visit, Oral Health Instruction, Pregnant People, Toothbrushing
What You Should Know About Returning to the Dentist During COVID-19 (:60)
Topics: Guidance, COVID-19
Virtual Dental Home
From Pilot To System Change: Integrating The Virtual Dental Home Into California's System Of Oral Health Care For Children
Topics: Virtual Dental Home, Billing, Dental Transformation Initiative
NNOHA Health Center Oral Health Program Promising Practice - Using Teledentistry to Ensure Continuity of Care during COVID-19
Topics: Virtual Dental Home, Dental Home, COVID-19
Using Teledentistry to Maintain Services and Contact with Patients During the time of COVID‐19 Physical Distancing: April 5, 2020
Topics: COVID-19, Virtual Dental Home, Guidance
Workforce
COVID-19 Prevalence and Related Practices among Dental Hygienists in the United States
Topics: COVID-19