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Coalition for Oral Health Policy

The Coalition for Oral Health Policy (COHP), an initiative of the Santa Fe Group (SFG), is dedicated to transforming oral health policy in the United States. By advocating for equitable, community-focused, and evidence-based approaches, COHP champions systems change that integrate oral health into broader health policies. COHP brings together oral health leaders, academics, consumer advocates, and association representatives to address contemporary challenges in oral healthcare and shape policies that promote access, quality, outcomes, and equity.

Santa Fe Group Secures Grant from CareQuest Institute to Launch Coalition to Advocate for Oral Health Care Policy Reform

Medicare adult dental coverage

Inclusion of Dental Services in Medicare to Improve Oral and General Health for Older Americans

Integration of Primary and Oral Health Care—An Unrealized Opportunity

Learning from Science: How Oral-Systemic Collaborations Can Advance
Research, Policy, and Health Outcomes

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Dental Services in the Medicare Program: Past, Present and Future

This on-demand webinar examines the history, current status, and future of dental services in the Medicare program, from their exclusion in 1965 to the recent efforts to introduce ‘medically necessary dental care’ for persons with certain systemic conditions.

Oral Health is Essential to Veteran Productivity and Well-Being

There are over 17 million veterans in the United States (US), comprising about 5% of the total population. Of the more than 9 million veterans who are eligible for medical care through the Veterans Affairs (VA), 85% are not eligible for dental coverage or care.

Caring for the Whole Patient: Primary Health Care Activities in the Dental Office

This course will review primary health care activities that can accomplished in the dental office. This expansion of the scope of dental practice takes advantage of persons seeking health care being in a health care setting and will review the types of evaluations and procedures that can be considered for dental patients.

The Oral-Systemic Connection: Linking Oral Health and Overall Health

The mouth is the gateway to the rest of the body with oral health directly affecting general health and wellbeing. This oral-systemic connection, although well-documented in decades of research, is an often-neglected component of overall health.