Oral Health Resources

Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health

Oral health directly and significantly affects systemic health, and must be addressed in any plan to improve the overall health status of a population. Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health offers the following resources that provide additional information regarding oral health in Pennsylvania.

Resources:

• CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Advancement – MORE Care
• CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Advancement’s Interprofessional Practice Resources
• Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health
• Healthy Teeth, Healthy Children, a Program of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Pennsylvania Head Start Association’s Healthy Smiles Task Force
• 2015 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Report
• Campaign for Dental Health
• Mouth Healthy -ADA
• Improving Oral Health by Integrating Medical and Dental Care: A toolkit and how-to guide for medical organizations seeking to fully integrate a dental hygienist into a medical care team
• Radio Interview: Oral Health in Rural Areas (MORE Care is mentioned)
• Oral Health and COPD
• HPV Resources for Dental Providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics: A Guide for Dental Professionals
• Key Points for Dental Professionals
• HPV Champion Toolkit
• Protect Tiny Teeth Toolkit from the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Information for prenatal, pediatric, and primary care providers as well as for moms and moms-to-be!
• New Oral Health Resources from Healthy Teeth, Healthy Children
• Revised blood pressure guidelines
• The Unknown Effects of Vaping
• Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care: Communication, Coordination and Referral from the National Academy of Medicine
• Temple University’s Oral Health Advocacy Toolkit
• Dental Coverage and Medicare Costs Resource
• ASTDD Resource on Teledentistry
• “Addressing Rural Seniors’ Unmet Needs For Oral Health Care” from Families USA and the DentaQuest Partnership
• Webinar:  “Improving Oral Health Care Services in Rural America”
• Untreated Dental Caries and Employment