State & Territorial Dental Public Health Activities

Access to Care: Workforce | Current Activities

Practice Name	State	Practice #	Last Reviewed	Last Updated
Dental Health Aide Program	AK	02002	April 2017	April 2017
The Virtual Dental Home	CA	06007	March 2019	March 2019
Implementation of Teledentistry in Health Centers	CA	06011	October 2021	October 2021
Illinois Oral Health Workforce Project: Establishment of Community Dental Health Coordinator Curriculum in Illinois Dental Hygiene Degree Programs	IL	16014	January 2018	January 2018
Oral Health Workforce Assessment	LA	21010	March 2019	March 2019
Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program	MD	23001	March 2019	March 2019
Dental Therapists: Safe, Effective, Productive and Cost-effective Dental Team Members	MN	26010	March 2019	March 2019
Teledentistry at Schools & Nursing Homes	MO	28010	October 2021	October 2021
The Use of Synchronous and Asynchronous Teledentistry to Provide Access to Care in Remote/Rural Areas	SD	47003	November 2021	November 2021
Enrolling Dental Hygienists as Medicaid Providers	VT	51007	March 2019	March 2019
Organizational use of teledentistry to enable health equity and prevention	MA	99006	October 2021	October 2021

Practice Name	State	Practice #	BP Example	Last Reviewed	Last Updated
Mapping the Rural Kansas Dental Workforce	KS	19012	-	July 2016	July 2016
Oral Health Provider Education Series	LA	21008	-	November 2017	November 2017
University of Michigan Dental School's Partnership with Community Health Centers	MI	25002	PDF	June 2010	June 2010
New Mexico's Dental Case Manager Access Model	NM	34002	-	June 2008	June 2008
Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment Program	OK	39002	-	July 2017	June 2017
Ministry of Health/Division of Oral Health - The Dental Service Provider in Palau	PW	41005	-	July 2017	July 2017
Dental Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program	VA	53005	PDF	February 2013	February 2013
West Virginia University Childhood Oral Health Project	WV	55001	PDF	September 2012	September 2009
Infrastructure Development for Oral Health Promotion: Developing & Strengthening Local Manpower Improvement Programs	MH	58001	-	July 2005	July 2005

* These activities are archived for various reasons. For example, a program no longer exists due to
budget cuts or an activity has not been repeated.