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Handwashing Awareness Week - December 1-7, 2024National Handwashing Awareness Week is a significant public health initiative that aims to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of germs and illness. This year, the week is observed from December 1 to 7, 2024. |
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JOURNALS, REPORTS & WHITE PAPERS |
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Championing Minimally Invasive Care: Aligning Advocacy to Transform Oral Health Primary authors: Kasey Wilson, MSW; Judith Haber, PhD, APRN, FAAN; Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS; Bob Russell DDS, MPH, MPA, CPM; and Anita Glicken, MSW This white paper, developed by an ad-hoc group of dental public health, communication, advocacy, and evaluation experts, and funded by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, provides guidance to enable champions of minimally invasive care to efficiently advocate to relevant audiences. |
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Integration of Primary and Oral Health Care— Lisa Simon, MD, DMD; and Ira Lamster, DDS, MMSc Primary care is the central component of a high-functioning and equitable health system. However, there is a shortage of primary care clinicians, and the time required to complete all recommended prevention services and counseling for a typical primary care panel is prohibitive. |
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Inclusion of Dental Services in Medicare to Improve Oral and General Health for Older Americans Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD; and Ira Lamster, DDS, MMSc Poor oral health negatively impacts overall health, quality of life, and well-being. Increasing evidence suggests that provision of basic dental care for elderly Americans would improve outcomes for a variety of systemic diseases and reduce the overall cost of healthcare. As a result, recent changes have been implemented to include some dental benefits in the Medicare program. |
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Medicare Adult Dental Coverage Richard J. Manski, DDS, MBA, PhD; and Ira Lamster, DDS, MMSc A consortium of supportive organizations, including almost 250 members, was assembled to disseminate evidence to support the addition of oral health care in Medicare when deemed medically necessary. At the same time, a new, smaller, and more focused group—the Coalition for Oral Health Policy, a subsidiary of The Santa Fe Group—was formed to more broadly promote the inclusion of oral health care coverage within Medicare. |
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SFG’s 2023 Annual Report If you haven’t had a chance to dive into the report yet, now’s the time! It’s full of insights on our projects, growth, and the strides we’ve made toward our mission. We encourage you to take a moment to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished, and what we’re aiming for in the years to come. |
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How to ensure an appropriate oral health workforce? Modelling future scenarios for the Netherlands Current methods for oral health workforce planning lack responsiveness to dynamic needs, hampering efficiency, equity and sustainability. Effective workforce planning is vital for resilient health care systems and achieving universal health coverage. World AIDS Day - December 1 |
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 Think Oral Health @ HLTH 2024, Las Vegas with Stephen Thorne00:27:33 minutes |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
#LiveCEWebinar December 4, 2024 | at 8 p.m. ET
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