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FEBRUARY 2008
(Vol. 3, Issue 1)
IMPORTANT DATES
February
22-24, 2008: Chicago
Dental Society Midwinter Meeting - Chicago, IL
March 5,
2008: Wisconsin
Dental Examining Board - Madison, WI
April 26-30,
2008: National
Oral Health Conference - Miami, FL
May 1-2,
2008: WDA
Jewel of the Great Lakes Wisconsin Dental Meeting -
Milwaukee, WI
July 22,
2008: WOHC
Pre-Conference Session - Madison, WI
July 23-24,
2008: NALBOH/WPHA/WALHDAB
Public Health Partners Conference - Madison, WI
If you have
an event you would like added to this list please e-mail Matt
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 WOHC MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin welcomes
Diane Flanagan, RDH, as our newest staff member.
Flanagan joined the Alliance as the Children and Youth
with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), oral health
project manager/regional oral health coordinator. She is
a dental hygienist with extensive experience in treating
and advocating for CYSHCN and their families. Her
experience also includes state and federal advocacy
activities while serving as president of a national
non-profit organization.
Flanagan will be working with four other regional
oral health coordinators to develop a statewide plan to
promote oral health and organize community resources to
increase access to dental care for CYSHCN. This project
is funded by a Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health, 4-year
Targeted Oral Health Service System grant (TOHSS). For
more information, contact Diane
Flanagan at (414) 292-4015.
This section of the WOHC Oral
Health eBytes will feature a dedicated
member/organization of the coalition. If you have any
recommendations, please contact Matt
Crespin
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WISCONSIN
NEWS
Additional dental and dental hygienist
services may be billed by HealthCheck
agencies
Effective
immediately, Medicaid-certified HealthCheck agencies may be
reimbursed for additional dental services performed at their
agency by providers who have a valid Wisconsin license. The
providers are not required to be Medicaid certified.
HealthCheck agencies must keep a record of the service and the
provider who performs the service.
The
information in this BadgerCare Plus Update applies to
the BadgerCare Plus Standard Plan and the BadgerCare Plus
Benchmark Plan. Click here to read
the complete BadgerCare Plus Update.
Wisconsin oral health providers "Give Kids a
Smile"
National Children's Dental Health
month received a big kick start with the American Dental
Association's 6th Annual Give Kids A
Smile (GKAS) Day which is endorsed by the Wisconsin
Dental Assocation (WDA) and other state dental societies
on February 1, 2008.
Despite harsh winter conditions
statewide, an estimated 310 dentists and their oral
health partners donated an estimated $770,896 in oral health
care and education to some 5,261 of the state's
low-income childre. GKAS would not have been
successful with out the more than 680 dental hygienists
and assistants, dental and dental hygiene students, their
instructors and community volunteers who also
participated. The WOHC applaudes the work of the WDA and
its local dental societies for their contribution. For
more information on this program please contact the WDA.
Alliance project
manager featrued in Modern Hygienist
Magazine
Matt Crespin, RDH, BS, CDHC, oral health
project manager with the Alliance was on the cover and
featured in the December 2007 issue of Modern Hygienist
magazine. Crespin was chosen as "one of the 1% you should
know," referring to the less than one percent of males who are
in the dental hygiene profession. From working in private
practice in the suburbs of Milwaukee to the Alliance, Crespin
discusses how he is making a difference in the world of dental
public health. View
full
article. | |
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NATIONAL
NEWS
National Oral Health Conference
heads to Miami
The annual joint meeting of the
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)
and the American Association of Public Health Dentistry
(AAPHD) will take place on April 28-30, 2008 at the Miami
Hilton. Pre-Conference sessions including the American
Association of Community Dental Programs annual meeting will
take place April 25-27, 2008. For more information or to
register online for this conference click
here.
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FYI
Fluoride Varnish
News
The Journal of Canadian Dental
Association recently published a review and recomendation
regarding the placement of fluoride varnish in children and
adolecents. Click
here to read the entire article.
Online
Continuing Education on
CYSHCN
The National Maternal and Child
Oral Health Resource Center offers an online guide to serving
children and youth with special health care needs
(CYSHCN). To view the modules or take the free online
continuing education course click
here.
Candy thats
good for your
teeth?
Stony Brook
Univerisity's School of Dental Medicine has developed a new
technology that can be used to replace sugar in candy, gum and
other sugary snacks. In addition this product has
actually been found to prevent tooth decay. Click
here to read more.
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