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CDC Surveillance Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released Dental Caries, Tooth Retention, and Edentulism, United States, 2017–March 2020. This report estimates the prevalence and severity of dental caries in different age groups and tooth retention in adults. National estimates for selected oral health measures are derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using the NHANES 2017–March 2020 data files. These estimates are stratified by sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race and ethnicity, poverty status, education level, and smoking.
CMS Releases Updated Toolkit on Reaching Children and Families in School-Based and Early Education and Child Care Settings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strives to make sure people continue to have health care coverage (whether through Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, HealthCare.gov--through the Affordable Care Act, or employer-sponsored coverage) and produces materials to help share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals. CMS recently updated the Reaching Children and Families in School-Based and Early Education and Care Settings toolkit on the Medicaid and CHIP Renewals Outreach and Educational Resources page. This update includes evergreen language that education and early education professionals can use to share information about regular Medicaid and CHIP renewals with parents and families.
HRSA Oral Health Webpages
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has featured oral health content online.
- HRSA's How To Take Care of Your Oral Health page offers information on several oral health topics including videos, PDFs, fact sheets, and social media messages which are part of HRSA's ongoing efforts to ensure equitable access to high-quality oral health information for all individuals. The entire page can be toggled into Spanish.
- HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Oral Health page describes MCHB awards, resources, jobs, and news.
Medicaid Reimbursement for Dental Care Services Updated Analysis for 2024
The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI) has released its latest update of Medicaid reimbursement for child and adult dental care services by state. Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement is measured as a percentage of dentists' original fees for select procedures. Data are broken down for child and adult dental services as well as by state. The latest data are for 2024, an update of HPI's new and improved data analysis for 2022.
New How-To-Guide to Develop and Sustain State-Based Cooperatives
This guide from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides guidance about developing and sustaining state-based cooperatives that aim to strengthen the capacity of healthcare systems, other healthcare organizations, and clinicians to deliver evidence-based whole-person care. It highlights effective approaches, lessons learned, and sample materials from the AHRQ initiatives designed to provide external quality improvement support for primary care practices.
Release of Annual Data from the National Survey of Children’s Health
The newest 2023 data from the National Survey of Children’s Health was released October 7. The HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau funds and directs this survey, which is the largest and most comprehensive national- and state‐level survey on the health and well‐being of children, their families, and their communities. The survey provides data on a range of factors such as the prevalence and impact of special health care needs, health care quality and access, physical and mental health, and adverse childhood experiences. The survey data can support research, program and policy development, and evaluation efforts. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Resources from Partner Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes in Five States
In September 2018, CDC Division of Oral Health funded the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) to work with five state health departments. NACDD has posted state success stories from Colorado, Connecticut, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Virginia. View online to optimize the "flip book" format. The webpage also offers a roundtable summary, a literature review, and a white paper that summarizes the findings from the literature review they conducted on medical-dental integration and lays out the approach for a framework that is grounded in four pillar areas to promote whole-person integrated care.
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