Oral Health - NCSL Charts and Other Documents

NCSL Charts and Other Documents

State Dental Directors
NCSL's map and summary of state dental directors, 2004.

Arkansas Law Puts Teeth in New Oral Health Standards in Schools
NCSL's State Legislature's magazine, September 2004

Rural Oral Health Brief
An indepth article on the state of oral health in rural areas, February 2004.

Community Water Fluoridation
Winter 2003 from NCSL's State Health Lawmaker's Digest.

Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth,
August 2003 study shows that a non-surgical dental procedure may reduce the risk of preterm birth in pregnant women with periodontal disease.

Oral Health America's Oral Health Report Card
A snapshot of oral health in America using data available at the state level. Funded in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2003.

"Children's Oral Health Month: Shining the Spotlight on a Year-Round Problem"
State Health Notes, Feb. 24, 2003.

Access to Oral Health Services for Low-Income People: Policy Barriers and Opportunities for Intervention for The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Shelly Gehshan, Program Director and Tara Straw, Policy Associate, October 2002.

Visits to the Dentist: How Are States Doing?
A snapshot of the frequency, by state, of visits to the dentist in the past year, 2002.

Natural Teeth Retention
A snapshot of rates, by state, of tooth loss in the past year, 2002.

View slides from the 6^th National Health Policy Conference Oral Health Session, 2002. (See Sunday, Nov. 17, 3:30-5:00)

A Dedicated Dentist: One lawmaker's passion for dentistry brought nationwide attention to kids' oral health woes
State Legislatures Oct/Nov. 2002.

Spotlight on Oral Health
LegisBrief August/September, 2002.

State Laws Regarding Supervision and Scope of Practice of Dental Hygienists
Updated 2001.

Increasing Dentists Participation in Medicaid and SCHIP
NCSL's Promising Practices IssueBrief, 2001.

Must Poor Kids Have Bad Teeth?
State Legislatures, May 2000.

Percent of Population on Public Water Systems Receiving Fluoridated Water
50-State map overview, 2000.

State Children's Health Insurance Program: Dental Health Services
50-State table outlining the dental services provided by the non-Medicaid SCHIP plans. Updated 1999.

State Children's Health Insurance Program: Dental Care for Kids
Issue Brief, August 1999.

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