DRIVING CHANGE
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 solutions, COHP champions systems change that integrates oral health into overall health policy. Bringing together oral health leaders, academics, consumer advocates, and associations, the Coalition addresses contemporary challenges such as Medicare dental coverage, comprehensive veteran dental care, and the integration of oral and primary care. Through collaboration, COHP promotes access, quality, outcomes, and equity, ensuring oral health is recognized as essential to the nation’s well-being.
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.
Read MoreOral 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.
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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.
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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.
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