A Guide
for Developing and Enhancing Community Oral Health Programs (the
Guide) was produced by the American Association for Community
Dental Programs (AACDP), a national organization focused on the
needs and interests of public oral health programs in communities
across the nation. Through its Web site, discussion list, and
publications, AACDP offers information, guidance, and technical
assistance designed to promote community oral health programs.
AACDP also promotes communication between stakeholders interested
in community oral health activities and sponsors an annual conference
that focuses on issues of interest to local oral health program
managers and staff. The conference is held in conjunction with
the National Oral Health Conference, thereby creating a synergy
of opportunities for formal continuing education and networking
with other professionals who have expertise in community public
oral health program operations, research, policy, and funding
Other AACDP publications include the following:
- Seal America: The Prevention Invention.
By developing this dental sealant manual, AACDP contributed to
successful efforts to retain
major funding for state and local oral health programs through
the Maternal and Child Health Block grant.
- Model Framework for Community Oral Health
Programs. This document integrates oral health into each of the
10 essential public
health
services accepted by the National Association of City and County
Health Officers. The document provides a conceptual framework and
theoretical support for the integration of oral health and public
health.
For information on how to join AACDP to work with others
in support of community oral health programs, visit http://www.aacdp.com.
The
Guide is the result of the commitment and efforts of a broad spectrum
of oral health and public health experts including state,
county, and city oral health directors and consultants, a representative
of the Indian Health Service, and the chief dental officer of a
multi-site rural community health center system. AACDP members
and colleagues
who led development of the Guide and contributed significantly
to writing and reviewing the document include:
Robert D. Jones, D.D.S.
Chair, AACDP Local Oral Health Program Guide Committee
President, Maryland Association of County and City Dental Public
Health Officers
M. Teresa Cunningham, R.D.H., M.S.
Coordinator, AACDP Local Oral Health Program Guide Committee
Consultant, Dental Public Health
Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S., M.P.H.
Oral Health Consultant, Massachusetts League of Community Health
Centers and Lutheran Medical Center
Former Dental Director, City of Boston
Patrick Blahut, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service Program
Gordon Empey, D.M.D.,
M.P.H.
State Executive Dental Consultant, Oral Health Program, Office
of Family Health, Oregon Department of Human Services
Lawrence F.
Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Dental Director, Cincinnati Health Department, Greater Cincinnati
Oral Health Council
President, AACDP
Susan Sanzi-Schaedel, R.D.H., M.P.H.
Program Manager, School and Community Dental Health, Multnomah
County Health Department, Oregon
Harvey Wallace, Ph.D.
National Association of Local Boards of Health
Head, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation,
Northern Michigan University
Scott Wolpin, D.M.D.
Chief Dental Officer, Choptank Community Health System, Eastern
Shore of Maryland
Past President, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
This
project could not have been completed without the support of the
Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal
and Child Health Bureau, and, specifically, without the assistance
and encouragement of Mark Nehring, D.D.S., Oral Health Coordinator.
Katrina Holt, M.P.H., M.S., R.D., director of the National Maternal
and Child Oral Health Resource Center, also provided valuable assistance.
Thanks also to the Association of State and Territorial Dental
Directors (ASTDD) for providing meeting support to AACDP’s
Local Oral Health Program Guide committee. Finally, we would like
to thank Health
Systems Research, Inc. staff, and in particular Judith Gallagher,
R.N., Ed.M., M.P.A., Maternal, Child and Community Health director,
for help writing and organizing the Guide.
The online Guide was produced by Mindy Nash, Web
Developer, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
(OHRC), with assistance from the following OHRC staff: Ruth Barzel,
M.A., senior writer/editor; Katrina Holt, M.P.H., M.S., R.D.,
director; and John Richards, Information Technology director.
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