California Society of Pediatric Dentistry

Sites which advocate optimal oral health and general welfare of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with special needs.

AAP's Oral Health Initiative
This AAP site is a great source of health information.
http://www.aap.org/oralhealth/state-CA.cfm

Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI) and Children's Advocates' Roundtable
http://www.caichildlaw.org/RT.htm

Turning the Corner with Policymakers on Access to Oral Health Services - By Burton Edelstein, DDS MPH for CommunityVoices.org: Healthcare for the Underserved
http://www.communityvoices.org/Article.aspx?ID=259

This OC AAP site provides expertise and resources, and advocates for public policy to prevent childhood injuries.
http://www.ockeepkidssafe.org/

Oral Health Access Council (OHAC)
http://www.dentalhealthfoundation.org/topics/access/

Online Source of Consumer-Friendly Drug Information
A site developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists that is FREE and has an easy-to-use search function.
http://www.safemedication.com

AAP's Website for Improving Health of Children
This site is made for sharing information about Bright Futures and health promotion and preventive service strategies.
http://www.brightfutures.aap.org

Practical Oral Care for People With Developmental Disabilities developed by the National Institude of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov/poc/booklets.aspx

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Find downloadable fact sheet on "Promoting Awareness, Preventing Pain: The Facts of Early Childhood Caries" and other resourse materials.
http://www.mchoralhealth.org

Child Abuse Form
Copies of this form can be used as a 'working draft' of the report form to assist the mandated reporter in collecting the information in an organized manner.
http://www.caag.state.ca.us/childabuse/forms.htm

CDA's Community Health Page
http://www.cda.org/cda_member/issues/community_health.htm

CDA's campaign: "Sip all day – get decay"
“Sip all day – get decay” is the new public awareness campaign that targets over consumption of soda and other acidic sugary beverages that can have a serious negative effect on oral health.
http://www.cda.org/sipallday/index.htm

SHIP - Dental Care for Kids
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/CHIPDENT.htm

The Children’s Dental Health Project
http://www.cdhp.org/

An Initiative to Improve the Oral Health of California’s Underserved
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/dentalaccess2.html#finalreport

Distribution of Medicaid Dental Services in California.
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/press_releases/dental.html

Increase Access to Preventive and Primary Care
http://www.state.nj.us/health/hcsa/yr2p1.pdf

FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/SchoolReady.htm

California's Medicaid Website
http://www.healthpro.com/claims/California/BILL-1101.htm

Rural Community Assistance Corporation is dedicated to assisting rural communities achieve their goals and visions by providing them with training, technical assistance and access to resources.
Provides direct medical, surgical, nursing, and dental advice.
http://www.rcac.org/farm_worker_program/primer1.pdf

2001 Dental Access Report (PDF)
A Balanced View of Managed Medicaid Dental Benefits," Delta Dental Plan of California, 2000. http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/HlthCare/PDF/2001DentalAccessreport.pdf
Increase Access to Preventive and Primary Care
http://www.state.nj.us/health/hcsa/yr2p1.pdf

Links of Interest to CSPD Members

Milk Matters - Ages 11-15 are a time when fast-growing bones need calcium. Unfortunately, most boys and girls are not getting the calcium they need.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/milk.cfm

The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
http://www.guideline.gov/

HIPAA national provider ID number required for health care providers and available online
http://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do

Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions including Dental Issues - Operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
http://www.quackwatch.org/

Travelers: Another site to check...
It is always important to take a look at the precautions posted on the State Department Web site.
http://www.travel.state.gov

Travelers: Site to see before you go...
The single best source of information and advice is the travel section of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.cdc.gov/travel

Internet Database that Tracks Fluoride in the National Food Supply
Four hundred separate food and beverage items are listed on this website with their individual levels of fluoride. Find out what tea, wine and raisins have in common.
http://ars.usda.gov/services/docs.htm?docid=6312

Guide to Children's Dental Care in Medicaid Update
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new guide with the help of the AAPD to be a resource of current information on clinical practice, evolving technologies and recommendations in dental care.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/epsdt/dentalguide.pdf

CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings in Adobe PDF Format.
http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/cdc/guidelines_cdc_infection.pdf

Industrial wastewater issues
Industrial wastewater issues fall under the jurisdiction of the Ca Regional Water Quality Boards, administered by the local publicly owned treatment works, which are generally the sanitary treatment facilities in local areas.
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/regions.html

Medical waste manangement
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/medicalwaste

Cal/OSHA requirements.
http://www.dir.ca.gov/samples/search/query.htm

Infection control.
Minimum Standards for Infection Control in the dental office.
http://www.comda.ca.gov/laws-regs.pdf

Hazardous waste management.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has many publications and fact sheets about hazardous waste management.
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/database/Publications/prog_pubs.cfm?prog=mhw

HHS Information on HIPAA - pdf file
http://www.sdds.org/HHSprivacysummary.pdf

HIPAA Information from CDA
http://www.cda.org/member/news/hipaa_info.htm

Buy tapes/CDs of the AAPD Annual Meeting in NYC
http://www.softconference.com/230522

Amalgam Issues
http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/issues/topics/amalgam.html

The AAPD Is Under Fire for Coke Deal
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/04/national/04DENT.html?ex=1047800313&ei=1&en=d3d58452223f9f9d

DRAFT Recommended Infection Control Practices for Dentistry, 2003
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infection_control/guidelines/comments.htm

MCH Netlink Plus
http://mchnetlinkplus.ichp.edu/

NGA Center for Best Practices
http://www.nga.org/center/topics/1,1188,D_683,00.html

Geographic Distribution of Dentists in California.
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/press_releases/dental.html

The Center for the Health Professionals
http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/publications/index.html

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
http://www.pediatricdentistry.com/

Billing Dental and Medical Encounters on the Same Date of Service
http://coloradomedicaid.acs-inc.com/Provider_Services/Bulletins/bulletins.htm

Risk Assessment and Management Stategies for Caries
http://www.adha.org/publications/nrc/williams_figure1.htm

Consensus Statement Overview, Diagnosis and Management of Caries
http://consensus.nih.gov/cons/115/115_intro.htm

Oral Health Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/index.htm

Pediatric Restorative Dentistry Computer Software Program
http://www.dental.washington.edu/conted/cdestore/pedo.htm

Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Photos
http://cudental.creighton.edu/htm/ped_pics.htm

Computer Aided Instruction for Pediatric Dentistry
http://cudental.creighton.edu/courses/em_clin/em_clinw.asn

What is an FQHC?
Provides a core set of medical services. basic lab. x-ray. mental health. pharmacy. preventive dental
http://www.epi.umn.edu/mch/files/watsonsildes.ppt

Billing dental and medical encounters on the same date of service
http://coloradomedicaid.acs-inc.com/Provider_Services/Bulletins/bulletins.htm

Family Budget Calculator
http://www.epinet.org/datazone/fambud/budget.html"

School Readiness 2001 (PDF)
Physicals for children, dental/vision screening, health insurance ...
More Results From: http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/PDF/SR5.pdf

Anesthesia Procedure Codes for Dental and FQHC Providers.
http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/heacre/provsvcs/prvupdts/pu43.htm

Rob Oliver
Sebastopol
http://www.previewdentist.com