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RESOURCES – LINKS

Oral Health Information

• Oral Health America: www.oralhealthamerica.org
• Children's Dental Health Project: www.cdhp.org
• Kansas State Office of Oral Health: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/ohi
• Kansas Dental Association: www.ksdental.org
• American Dental Association: www.ada.org
• Kansas Dental Hygienists Association: www.kdha.org
• American Dental Hygienists Association: www.adha.org
• Kansas Head Start Association: www.ksheadstart.org
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: www.aapd.org
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center: www.mchoralhealth.org

Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health

• US Department of Health and Human Services: www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/oralhealth/

Oral Health and Overall Health

• American Academy of Periodontology: www.perio.org

Kansas Office of Oral Health Reports: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/ohi

• Smiles Across Kansas: 2007 Update
• Kansas Oral Health Plan

KPR News Articles on Kansas Oral Health (Requires RealAudio)

• Dental Shortage Looms in Kansas
• Kansas Kids Health: Kansas City Mission of Mercy
• Kansas Kids Health: Dental Crisis In Kansas
• Kansas Kids Health: Mission of Mercy
• Kansas Kids Health: Dental Access
• Kansas Kids Health: Fluoride
• Kansas Kids Health: Dental/Oral Health

Kansas Health Institute Oral Health Reports: www.khi.org

• Smiles Across Kansas 2004: The Oral Health of Kansas Children
• The Declining Supply of Dental Services in Kansas: Implications for Access and Options for Reform
• Kansas Mission of Mercy---Pittsburg: Patient Characteristics, Needs and Satisfaction
• Kansas Mission of Mercy---Wyandotte: Patient Characteristics, Needs and Satisfaction
• Kansas Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic Clients: A Summary of Findings Based on Exit Surveys
• Alternatives to Standard Community Water Fluoridation
• Community Water Fluoridation and Cancer Mortality in Kansas: Is There a Relationship?

Kansas Mission of Mercy

• Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation: www.ksdentalfoundation.org
• Kansas Dental Association: www.ksdental.org
• United Methodist Health Ministry Fund: www.healthfund.org/publications.php
• Kansas Health Institute: www.khi.org

Workforce

• Kansas Health Institute: www.khi.org

Medicaid

• State Office of Medicaid: www.srskansas.org/hcp/MPmain.html
• Electronic Data Systems (EDS): www.eds.com

Fluoride

• Centers for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/fluoridation
• American Dental Association: www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/fluoride.asp

Funding Opportunities

• United Methodist Health Ministry Fund: www.healthfund.org
• Delta Dental Plan of Kansas Foundation: www.deltadentalksfoundation.org
• Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation: www.ksdentalfoundation.org
• Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City: www.healthcare4kc.org
• REACH HealthCare Foundation: www.reachhealth.org
• Sunflower Foundation: www.sunflowerfoundation.org
• Kansas Health Foundation: www.khf.org

Other Kansas Healthcare Resources

• Kansas Health Consumer Coalition: www.kshealthconsumer.org
• Kansas Public Health Association: www.kpha.us

KANSAS SAFETY-NET DENTAL CLINICS

• Providing essential health care services to vulnerable populations, regardless of patients' ability to pay, is an indispensable component of any health system. Kansas has established formal network of safety net dental services for residents who are uninsured and underinsured. These clinics work closely with communities to offer a range of essential professional dental services, which include prevention and restoration of oral health. These dental clinics accept Medicaid/HealthWave, or establish fees for services based on the patient’s ability to pay.

  Atwood	Rawlins County Dental Clinic	785.626.8290
  Columbus	Community Health Clinic of Southeast Kansas	866.396.6788
  Emporia	Flint Hills Community Center	620.342.4864
  Garden City	United Methodist Mexican American Health Ministry	620.275.1766
  Hutchinson	Prairie Star	620.663.8484
  Iola	Community Health Clinic of SE KS	866.396.6788
  Junction City	Konza Prairie	785.238.4711
  Kansas City, KS	Southwest Boulevard Swope Health	913.722.3100 913.922.3111
  Lawrence	Douglas County Dental Clinic	785.312.7770
  Leavenworth	St. Vincent Dental Clinic	913.651.2149
  Newton	Health Ministries Clinic	316.283.6103
  Olathe	Health Partnership	913.648.2266
  Pittsburg	Community Health Clinic of Southeast Kansas	866.396.6788
  Salina	Salina Family Care	785.826.9017
  Topeka	Marian Clinic	785.233.2800
  Wamego	Community Health Ministries	785.456.7872
  Wichita	E.C. Tyree GraceMed Healthy Options for Kansas Hunter Health Clinic	316.681.2545 316.866.2000 316.978.5637 316.262.3611