NMCOHRC: Resources to Make you Smile!

By National Maternal and Child Oral Health Center (OHRC) on
  October 2023 | Issue No. 32 Promoting Oral Health in Head Start Programs and at Home

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS For First Funding Round

Barrier to Care: Emergency Department Utilization for Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in California

Every year in the United States, emergency departments (EDs) receive approximately 2.4 million non-traumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits. The American Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) developed a surveillance guideline to understand which specific conditions dental…

Brush Up on Oral Health Series: New Tip Sheets Available

Brush Up on Oral Health Series: New Tip Sheets Available Head Start staff can use Brush Up on Oral Health tip sheets to support the oral health of children, pregnant women and pregnant people, and families enrolled in their programs. Two new tip sheets have been added to the series that provides…

OHRC Update: September 2023

Promoting Oral Health in Schools: Resource Guide Schools are ideal settings in which to reach children and adolescents and, through

National Oral Health Conference Call for Proposals Open

NOHC offers educational sessions on a diverse array of topics by leaders in the field and is designed for dentists, dental hygienists, health researchers, dental/health educators, legislators, public health officials, Medicaid/CHIP dental program staff or consultants, state/territorial dental…

Challenges in Implementing School-Based Oral Health Programs: Short- and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19

OVID-19 has disrupted K-12 learning and has limited children's access to oral health services and programs. School-based oral health programs (SBOHPs) are an essential access point for children to receive preventive oral health services.

New DentaQuest The Link Between Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia And The Mouth

The Association Between Accessing Dental Services and Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Medicaid Beneficiaries A new