State & National Public Policy Resources

Missouri Resources

• Oral Health in Missouri (June 2012, W. Frosh, for Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, REACH Healthcare Foundation and Missouri Foundation for Health)
• Falling Short on Dental Sealants: Missouri (Pew Charitable Trusts)
• Missouri State Health Assessment (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services)

National and Educational Resources

• National and State-Level Projections of Dentists and Dental Hygienists in the U.S., 2012-2025 (US Dept of Health and Human Services)
• Falling Short – Most States Lag on Dental Sealants (Pew Charitable Trusts Report)
• Medicaid – States Made Multiple Program Changes, and Beneficiaries Generally Reported Access Comparable to Private Insurance (Nov. 2012 GAO report to Secretary of Health and Human Services)
• Children’s Oral Health Campaign Toolkit (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Dental Public Health Policy Committee (Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors)
• State of Dental Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children in the United States (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• America’s Oral Health is Improving, Thanks to Better Prevention, Expanded Access to Care (The Pew Center on the States)
• A Costly Dental Destination | Hospital Care Means States Pay Dearly (The Pew Center on States)
• Impact of Increased Dental Reimbursement Rates on Husky A-Insured Children: 2006 – 2011 (Connecticut Health Foundation)
• Dental Sealant Facts (CDC, Oral Health Data Research)
• Secular Trends in Hospital Emergency Department Visits for Dental Care in Kansas City, Missouri, 2001-2006 (Public Health Reports, March – April 2011: abstract)
• Emergency Department Visits for Dental-Related Conditions, 2009 (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH HOME: Integrating the Mouth to the Body (AAPHD)
• Children’s Dental Health Project