A report commissioned by:
Connecticut Health Foundation
Children's Fund of Connecticut

Prepared by:
James J. Crall DDS, ScD
Burton L. Edelstein, DDS, MPH
July 25, 2001

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Elements of effective action to improve oral health & access to dental care for Connecticut's children and families (Main Report, 130k)

Appendix I.: Background Materials
Primer on Oral Health Policy: Concepts and Definitions (74k)
Environmental Scan: U.S. and CT (80k)
Addressing Disease Burden (26k)
Financing Dental Care: Medicaid and SCHIP (40k)
Examples of State Efforts to Improve Oral Health and Access (77k)
Elements of an Action Plan (21k)

Appendix II.: Strategic Working Documents
Workforce (56k)
Systems Capacity and Integration (76k)
Financing (40k)
Medicaid/SCHIP and Public Health Program Administration (33k)

About the Authors(29k)