Legislation and Education

Access to Dental Care for People With Disabililties: Challenges and Solutions (Includes Policy Recommendations)

Advancing Oral Health Care Executive Summary

Advancing Oral Health Care - Complete Report

People With Developmental Disabilities and Oral Health in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council

Arc of Pennsylvania Position Paper - Dental

 Policy:

ACHIEVA through its Advancing Oral Health Care Initiative is working with a statewide group of people with disabilities and their families, dentists, hygienists, dental schools, insurance agencies, advocates and attorneys to work to imporve access. The working committees are: Professional Dental Education, Education for Consumers and Families, Loan Repayment for Dental Professionals, Government/Legislative Education, Levels of Care, Dental Coordinator and Data, Statistics and Information.

Videos

D-Termined Program of Repetitive Tasking and Familiarization in Dentistry from the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation

Dentist to Dentist: Treating People with Disabilities 

WQED's OnQ Magazine "Dental and Oral Care: Dental Insurance and Care Assistance Advice"

Other Publications

Seeking Access Solutions for Special Needs Patients, Pennsylvania Dental Journal, Sept/Oct 2007

Oral Health: From Dental Chair to Home Care

The Elwyn Report: People With Developmental Disabilities and Oral Health in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council 

For more information, please contact Mary Hartley, Dental Care Coordinator at  (412) 995-5000  x569 or via email: mhartley@achieva.info.

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