Date of Publication
1-21-2016
Abstract
Introduction:
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most common chronic disease of childhood
Mothers’ oral health status is a strong predictor of the oral health status of their children
2009:
Vermont spends $2.7 million treating children ages 0-5 with Early Childhood Caries
2012:
Vermont lifts the $495 Medicaid cap on reimbursement for a woman’s dental care during pregnancy and up to 60 days after delivery
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) Guidelines on prenatal dental care are published
2013:
74% of surveyed Vermont providers treating pregnant women are unaware of the Medicaid change
82% of these providers are not using guidelines to assess oral health during pregnancy
Objective: To improve prenatal dental referral rates from obstetric providers by facilitating Vermont-specific implementation of ACOG guidelines
Advisor(s)
Wendy Davis, MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Kristin Fontaine, MPH, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Agency
Fletcher Allen Health Care Community Health Improvement
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Social Determinants of Health, Maternal, Infant, and Child Health, Oral Health
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Ford, Tabitha; Frechette, Gregory; Sakamori, Sruthi; Seufert, Caleb; Shu, I-hsiang; Silveira, Patrick; Davis, Wendy; and Fontaine, Kristin, "Oral Health Intervention: A Multifaceted Approach to Improve Oral Health Care during Pregnancy" (2016). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 213.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/213
Notes
Presented at the 2016 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, CO, November 2, 2015.