State & Territorial Dental Public Health Activities

Acquiring Oral Health Data | Current Activities

Practice Name	State	Practice #	BP Example	Last Reviewed	Last Updated
Development of a State Oral Health Plan	AL	01005	-	August 2018	August 2018
Alaska Childhood Understanding Behaviors Survey	AK	02004	PDF	February 2017	February 2017
Improving Data Collection and Measurement to Support School-Based Oral Health Programs	CA	06009	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
2018-2019 Third Grade California Smile Survey	CA	06010	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
Colorado Cost Study of School-based Dental Sealant Programs	CO	07006	PDF	November 2014	November 2014
Generating Equitable Health Rankings: Identifying Oral Health Burden Across Colorado	CO	07008	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
Community-based Oral Health Needs Assessment and Planning	IL	16008	PDF	August 2018	August 2018
Iowa Oral Health Survey â€“ Oral Health Surveillance	IA	18005	PDF	May 2017	May 2017
Smiles Across Kansas 2004	KS	19007	-	August 2011	August 2011
Bright Smiles for Bright Futures	LA	21001	PDF	June 2011	June 2011
Well-Ahead Louisiana's Third Grade Basic Screening Survey, 2016-2018	LA	21009	-	November 2018	November 2018
Maryland Pilot for Older Adult Basic Screening Survey	MD	23013	PDF	November 2016	November 2016
Maryland Medicaid Adult Dental Pilot Program Mapping Project	MD	23015	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
Michigan Oral Health Surveillance System Plan - Guiding the Development of a State Surveillance System	MI	25004	PDF	June 2013	June 2013
Ready Set Smile	MN	26008	PDF	June 2018	June 2018
Minnesota Oral Health Statistics System (MNOHSS)	MN	26012	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
BRFSS Oral Health Module	MO	28002	-	July 2001	July 2001
Statewide Survey of Oral Health Status of Children	MO	28003	-	July 2001	July 2001
Future Smiles Data Collection and Dissemination	NV	31011	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
New Hampshire Third Grade Oral Health Survey	NH	32001	-	August 2011	August 2011
Oral Health Surveillance	NH	32005	PDF	May 2017	May 2017
New Mexico's Oral Health Survey	NM	34003	-	June 2008	June 2008
Frail Elderly Surveillance in Assisted Living Facilities	NC	36007	PDF	May 2017	May 2017
Oral Health Data Dissemination	NC	36013	PDF	August 2021	August 2021
North Dakota's Oral Health Surveillance System	ND	37001	PDF	May 2017	May 2017
Oregon Statewide School Dental Sealant Program	OR	40007	PDF	December 2017	December 2017
West Virginia Oral Health Surveillance System	WV	55006	PDF	July 2017	July 2017
The Healthy Smiles Healthy Growth Survey of Third Grade Children in Wisconsin	WI	56002	-	November 2017	November 2017
Advocate for Expansion of Dental Coverage in Medicare	CT	99005	PDF	August 2021	August 2021

Acquiring Oral Health Data | Archived Activities*

Practice Name	State	Practice #	BP Example	Last Reviewed	Last Updated
Illinois Oral Health Surveillance System (IOHSS)	IL	16011	PDF	February 2013	February 2013
Kansas Dental Workforce Study	KS	19004	-	May 2005	May 2005
The Maryland Oral Cancer Prevention Coalition's Needs Assessment Efforts	MD	23003	PDF	February 2002	February 2002
Nevada Third Grade Oral Health Screening Survey	NV	31003	PDF	March 2013	March 2013
Nevada Head Start Oral Health Screening Survey	NV	31004	PDF	August 2007	August 2007
A Self Assessment of the Oral Health Needs of Children in Nevada Head Start and Early Head Start Programs	NV	31007	-	September 2005	September 2005
New Jersey Dental Sealant Survey	NJ	33001	-	March 2002	March 2002
Oral Health / Dental Sealant Survey	NJ	33022	-	January 2012	January 2012
Oral Health and Treatment Assessment Survey	NY	35001	-	April 2002	April 2002
Ohio Oral Health Surveillance System	OH	38008	-	November 2011	November 2011
Pennsylvania Epidemiological Oral Health Needs Assessment for School Children	PA	42002	-	April 2002	April 2002
"Make Your Smile Count!" Dental Survey	UT	50001	-	October 2001	October 2001

* 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.