Okla State Agency	Health, Oklahoma State Department of
Okla Agency Code	'340'
Title	Give kids a smile : Children's Oral Health Forum /
Alternative title	Children's oral health forum
Authors	Children's Oral Health Forum (2003 : Oklahoma City, Okla.) Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies. Oklahoma Primary Care Association.
Publisher	Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
Publication Date	2003-02-07
Publication type	Planning Document
Subject	Children--Dental care--Oklahoma--Planning. Dental policy--Oklahoma.
Purpose	Oral disease represents a major health problem for Early Head Start and Head Start children and their families. Oklahoma dentists accepting Medicaid enrolled children dropped from 1,100 in 1987 to 300 today. This relative handful of dentists are available to serve 293,881 Medicaid enrolled children, 234,031 (80%) of which are enrolled in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SoonerCare). Therefore, it is clear that low income children’s access to dental care is compromised by the lack of private practice dentists.; The Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies Head Start State Collaboration Office (OKACAA-HS) and Oklahoma Primary Care Association (OPCA) met the first week of July 2002 to discuss submitting an application to the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) to address the issue of children’s access to dental care.; On August 12, 2002 OKACAA-HS was awarded $5,000 from ASTDD to convene a one-day forum to develop an action plan to improve access to oral health services for betterment of Oklahoma’s children. The forum, “Give Kids A Smile”, was planned by a committee of twenty-five individuals representing fi fteen organizations.
Contents	Project Summary;Background;Planning Process;Invitees/Participants;Methods to Develop Action Plan;Action Plan;Follow-Up;Budget;Acknowledgement;About the Applicant;Exhibits;Announcement Exhibit;Participant List Exhibit;Agenda Exhibit;First Lady Kim Henry’s Letter;Evaluation Summary Exhibit;Forum Handouts Exhibit;Assistant Surgeon General’s Letter
Notes	Final report;Collaborating organizations include Oklahoma State Department of Health;Sponsored by Oklahoma City Area (OCA) Inter-Tribal Health Board, BHM International Region VI-A Head Start Quality Improvement Center, United Way of Metro Oklahoma City, and Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)
OkDocs Class#	H885.3 G539k 2003
Digital Format	PDF, Adobe Reader required
ODL electronic copy	Downloaded from agency website:
Rights and Permissions	This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders.
Language	English
Date created	2011-05-03
Date modified	2013-02-27
OCLC number	746489471

Give kids a smile : Children's Oral Health Forum /

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