Resource Center

Oral health care studies

• Illinois Dental Workforce Census Report 2004 – 2005
• The Illinois Oral Health Surveillance System (IOHSS) Burden Document 2004-2006
• The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates on Access to Dental Care
• Periodontal infections and cardiovascular disease: The heart of the matter
• The Relationship Between Oral Health and Diabetes Mellitus
• Health, Oral Health and Poverty
• Ounces of Prevention – Public Policy Case for Texas on Sugared Beverages
• Medicaid enrollment by county FY 2006-2008
• 2009 Kaiser Commission Medicaid
• 2010 IPHA Oral Health Resolution
• 2008 - 2009 Health Smiles Healthy Growth - Survey Results
• 2009 Population Numbers
• 2010 Underserverd Population Map
• Funding Rate Percentage Charts
• Funding Comparison of Ten Most Populous States

  Other Resources

• Data on children who had both medical and dental preventive care in past 12 months, 2003
• Online database of Medicaid coverage of dental benefits for all 50 states
• Reports and briefing that focus on dental health coverage and access
• HRSA's website that indicates what counties have HPSA's for dentists
• The National Academy for State Health Policy