10-Step Plans to Improve Oral Health in Underserved Communities

These plans are part of a comprehensive approach to provide care now to people suffering with untreated disease, strengthen and enhance the public-private safety net, and bring disease prevention and dental health education into underserved communities. Target populations include low-income families, people in remote rural areas, Native American territories and inner cities, the vulnerable elderly, and others.

• 10 Steps to Full Authorization of a Community Dental Health Coordinator in Your State
• 10 Steps to Pilot a Community Dental Health Coordinator in Your State
• 10 Steps to Collaborating with Pediatric Medical Providers
• 10 Steps to Starting a Head Start Program in Your Office
• 10 Steps to Contracting with a Health Center
• 10 Steps to an ER/Dental Referral Program – Seattle
• Emergency Room Dental Intercept – Michigan
• 10 Steps to an ER/Dental Referral Program – Wisconsin
• 10 Steps to Increase Provider Participation in Medicaid and Reduce Associated Administration Burdens
• 10 Steps to Increase Provider Participation in Medicaid/Streamline Administration
• 5 Steps to Promote Incurred Medical Expense (IME) Reimbursement in Your State
• 10 Steps to Medical-Dental Collaboration
• 10 Steps to Start a Community Dental Health Coordinator Training Program at a College or University
• 10 Steps to Implement a Basic Community Dental Health Coordinator Program