Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript was to conduct a cost analysis of the Miles of
Smiles Program, a collaboration between the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of …

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to describe the process and outcomes of a
collaborative, comprehensive preventive oral health program between the University of …

Abstract Objectives In 2011, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, within the Health
Resources and Services Administration, awarded a 4-year grant to increase access to and …

Objective We evaluated the impact of loan repayment programmes, revising Medicaid fee‐
for‐service rates, and changing dental hygienist supervision requirements on access to …

Objectives The authors estimated the effectiveness of the Access to Baby and Child
Dentistry (ABCD) program as a tool to improve the oral health of children, and they …

Alabama faced an oral health crisis, with decreasing dental provider participation and
increasing enrollment of Medicaid‐eligible children. In response, the Smile Alabama …

Background: Dental disease is one of the leading causes of school absenteeism for
children. This article describes the creation and evolution of the St. David's Dental Program …

OBJECTIVES: The authors present second-year utilization data and first-and second-year
cost data for a community-based program in Spokane County, Washington, designed to …

Objectives. This article describes a model for a school-based program designed to reduce
dental access disparities and examines its financial feasibility in states with different …

Purpose To highlight the importance of school based dental programs and subsequently
referring children requiring their services, including medically underprivileged and …