State & Community Practice Examples of Best Practice Approaches

Index Listing by Public Health Function and Best Practice Approach

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Best Practice Approach

Practice Name

State

Practice #

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1	State-based Oral Health Surveillance System	New Hampshire’s Oral Health Surveillance System	NH	32005
2	State-based Oral Health Surveillance System	North Dakota's Oral Health Surveillance System	ND	37001
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3	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (State Oral Health Coalitions)	Statewide Coalition Development – IFLOSS Coalition: Communities Working Together to Improve Oral Health	IL	16002
4	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (State Oral Health Coalitions)	Washington State Oral Health Coalition	WA	54003
5	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (State Oral Health Coalitions)	New Jersey Oral Health Coalition	NJ	33003
6	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (State Oral Health Coalitions)	Montana Dental Summit	MT	29001
7	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (State Oral Health Coalitions)	Saving the Dental Program: Georgia’s Experience	GA	12001
8	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Commissions & Task Forces)	Colorado Commission on Children’s Dental Health	CO	07001
9	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Commissions & Task Forces)	Massachusetts Special Legislative Commission on Oral Health	MA	24001
10	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Commissions & Task Forces)	Health Care Commission’s Dental Care Access Improvement Committee	DE	09001
11	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Commissions & Task Forces)	Director of Health's Task Force on Access to Dental Care	OH	38003
12	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Focus on a Specific Aspect of Oral Health)	Incorporating Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer into a State Comprehensive Control Plan	IL	16003
13	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Focus on a Specific Aspect of Oral Health)	The Maryland Oral Cancer Prevention Coalition’s Needs Assessment Efforts	MD	23003
14	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Focus on a Specific Aspect of Oral Health)	The Oral Cancer Consortium	NJ	33016
15	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Focus on a Specific Aspect of Oral Health)	National Governors Association (NGA) Policy Academy on Oral Health Care for Children	MN	26001
16	State Oral Health Coalitions & Collaborative Partnerships (Focus on a Specific Aspect of Oral Health)	Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness (P.A.N.D.A.)	AR	05002
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17	State Oral Health Plans & Collaborative Planning	Developing a State Oral Health Plan	IL	16005
18	State Oral Health Plans & Collaborative Planning	National Governors Association (NGA) Policy Academy on Oral Health Care for Children	MN	26001
19	State Oral Health Plans & Collaborative Planning	Montana Dental Summit	MT	29001
20	State Oral Health Plans & Collaborative Planning	Director of Health's Task Force on Access to Dental Care	OH	38003
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21	Statutory Mandate for a State Oral Health Program	Statutory Authority for the Arizona Department of Health Services/Office of Oral Health	AZ	04002
22	Statutory Mandate for a State Oral Health Program	Statutory Mandate for State Oral Health Program	AR	05004
23	Statutory Mandate for a State Oral Health Program	Statutory Mandate/Authority for State Dental Program	MO	28001
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24	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Financial Support for Community Water Fluoridation	AZ	04004
25	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Policy for Private Water Source Fluoride Testing	AR	05003
26	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	California Water Fluoridation	CA	06002
27	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Fluoridation Engineer in an Oral Health Program	CO	07003
28	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Fluoridation Program	IL	16007
29	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Indiana’s Community Water Fluoridation Program	IN	17001
30	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Fluoridation Surveillance	KY	20001
31	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Community Water Fluoridation in Massachusetts	MA	24002
32	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Community Water Fluoridation Program	MO	28004
33	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Passage of the Fluoridation Bill in Nevada	NV	31002
34	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	New Hampshire Water Fluoridation Reporting System	NH	32002
35	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Community Water Fluoridation of Manchester, New Hampshire	NH	32004
36	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Oklahoma Water Fluoridation Program	OK	39001
37	Use of Fluoride: Community Water Fluoridation	Community Fluoridation Program	VA	53002
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38	Use of Fluoride: School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse and Supplement Programs	Idaho School Fluoride Mouthrinse Program	ID	15001
39	Use of Fluoride: School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse and Supplement Programs	New Jersey “Save Our Smiles” Fluoride Mouthrinse Program	NJ	33004
40	Use of Fluoride: School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse and Supplement Programs	New York State School-based Supplemental Fluoride Program	NY	35004
41	Use of Fluoride: School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse and Supplement Programs	King Fluoride School-Based Rinse/Tablet Program	OR	40001
42	Use of Fluoride: School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse and Supplement Programs	Fluoride Mouthrinse Program	VT	51003
43	Use of Fluoride: School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse and Supplement Programs	School Fluoride Mouthrinse Program	VA	53003
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44	School-based Dental Sealant Programs	Arizona Dental Sealant Program	AZ	04006
45	School-based Dental Sealant Programs	Illinois Dental Sealant Grant Program	IL	16004
46	School-based Dental Sealant Programs	School Based Dental Sealant Program	NM	34001
47	School-based Dental Sealant Programs	The Ohio Department of Health Dental School-Based Sealant Program	OH	38002
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48	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Medicaid Travel of Pediatric Dental Teams	AK	02001
49	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Colorado Commission on Children’s Dental Health	CO	07001
50	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Colorado Old Age Pension Dental Program	CO	07002
51	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Health Care Commission’s Dental Care Access Improvement Committee	DE	09001
52	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Reforms in Indiana’s Medicaid Dental Program	IN	17002
53	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program	MD	23001
54	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	St. Mary’s County Pilot Dental Program	MD	23005
55	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Healthy Kids Dental	MI	25001
56	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	University of Michigan Dental School’s Partnership with Community Health Centers	MI	25002
57	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	National Governors Association (NGA) Policy Academy on Oral Health Care for Children	MN	26001
58	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Director of Health’s Task Force on Access to Dental Care	OH	38003
59	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Community Primary Care Challenge Grants	PA	42001
60	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Vermont’s Dental Access Grants	VT	51004
61	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dentists)	Dental Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program	VA	53005
62	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dental Auxiliary Personnel)	Dental Health Aide Program	AK	02002
63	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dental Auxiliary Personnel)	EPSDT Exception to Policy	IA	18001
64	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dental Auxiliary Personnel)	School-Based Preventive Dental Programs	NH	32003
65	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Dental Auxiliary Personnel)	Tooth Tutor Dental Access Program	VT	51001
66	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Integrating Oral Health Education & Prevention with Services Provided by Non-Dental Providers)	The Development of an Innovative Nutrition Education Model for the Prevention of Early Childhood Caries in Alabama WIC Children	AL	01001
67	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Integrating Oral Health Education & Prevention with Services Provided by Non-Dental Providers)	OPEN WIDE	CT	08002
68	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Integrating Oral Health Education & Prevention with Services Provided by Non-Dental Providers)	“Bright Smiles for Bright Futures”	LA	21001
69	Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development (Integrating Oral Health Education & Prevention with Services Provided by Non-Dental Providers)	Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD) Program	VT	51002

Last Updated: June 16, 2003

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