Transcript DSHS Regional Dental Teams

Texas Health Steps (THSteps)
Dental and DSHS Oral Health
Program (OHP)
Texas Oral Health Coalition
Oral Health Summit
November 16, 2006
Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS
DSHS Regional Dental Teams
Dallam
Sherman Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb
Hutchinson
Hartley
Moore
Oldham
Potter
Deaf Smith
Parmer
Roberts Hemphill
Carson
Gray
Wheeler
Randall Armstrong Donley
Collingsworth
Castro
Swisher Briscoe
Hall Childress
Hardeman
Bailey
Lamb
Hale
Floyd
Motley
Cottle
Wilbarger
Wichita
Foard
Clay
Cochran Hockley Lubbock Crosby Dickens
Lubbock
Gaines
El Paso
Loving
Hudspeth
Knox
Baylor
Montague
Archer
Grayson
Cooke
Lamar
Fannin
Red R iver
Bowie
Delta
Yoakum Terry
El Paso
King
Winkler
Culberson
Ward
Martin
Ector
Midland
Crane
Upton
Pecos
Terrell
Presidio
Brewster
Garza
Dawson Borden
Andrews
Reeves
Jeff Davis
Lynn
Kent
Scurry
Howard Mitchell
Glasscock
Sterling
Throckmorton
Stonewall Haskell
Young
Fisher
Jones
Wise
Shackelford
Palo Pinto
Parker
Stephens
Taylor Callahan Eastland
Nolan
Jack
Denton
Collin
Rockwall
Dallas
Tarrant
Rains
Wood
Upshur
Kaufman
Van Zandt
Hood Johnson
Gregg
Marion
Erath Somervell
Henderson
Rusk
Navarro
Panola
Cherokee
Shelby
Anderson
Coleman Brown
Hamilton
Freestone
Nacogdoches
McLennan Limestone
Mills
San AugustineSabine
Tom Green
Coryell
Houston
Reagan
Concho
Angelina
Irion
Leon
McCulloch
Lampasas
Falls
San Saba
Trinity
Bell
Robertson Madison
Newton
Schleicher
Menard
Polk
Tyler
Milam
Walker
Jasper
Brazos
Mason
Llano Burnet Williamson
Crockett
San Jacinto
Grimes
Burleson
Sutton
Kimble
Hardin
Montgomery
Lee
Gillespie
Travis
Liberty
Blanco
Washington
Orange
Bastrop
Waller
Hays
Kerr
Jefferson
Edwards
Austin
Kendall
Val Verde
Harris
Fayette
Real
Caldwell
Comal
Chambers
Bandera
Bosque
Runnels
Kinney
Uvalde
Bexar
Medina
Guadalupe
Gonzales
Wilson
Zavala
San Angelo
Frio
Atascosa
Colorado
Lavaca
Fort Bend
Galveston
Wharton
Brazoria
De Witt
Jackson Matagorda
Victoria
Karnes
Maverick
Goliad
Calhoun
Dimmit
Live Oak
La Salle McMullen
Bee
Refugio
San Patricio Aransas
Jim Wells
Webb
Duval
Nueces
Kleberg
Jim Hogg
Zapata
Brooks
Kenedy
Starr
Hidalgo Willacy
Cameron
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Tyler
Harrison
Smith
Ellis
Hill
Coke
Comanche
Titus
Hopkins
Morris Cass
Franklin
Hunt
San Antonio
Houston
DSHS Regional Dental Teams
Region 1 / 2
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Rick Howard, DDS
Rene Hardin, RDH
Region 3/4/5N
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Maureen Weber, DDS
JoAnne Lancaster,
RDH
Region 6/5S/7
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Region 8/11
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Matt Williams, DMD
Deleese Brock, RDH
Region 9/10
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Bill Gray, DDS
Diana Beeman, RDH
Betty Willberg, RDH
DSHS Central Office Staff
Texas Health Steps
(THSteps) Dental
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Mike McAnally
Belinda Abete
Public Oral Health
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Sharon Difelice
Sandy Tesch, RDH
George Medlock
David Stansell
DSHS Oral Health Program (OHP)
Funding
State general revenue
Federal grants and cooperative
agreements
Medicaid administration funds
Title V/Maternal and Child Health funds
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Regional Dental Team
Priorities
School-based dental sealant projects
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Elementary schools with at least 50%
free/reduced lunch participation
Basic Screening Survey (surveillance)
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Third grade children in targeted schools
Preschool children in Head Starts
Preventive dental services
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Preschool children in Head Starts
Dental exams, prophylaxis, fluoride
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Public Health Dental – Oral
Health Program (OHP) Activities
Conduct grant and cooperative
agreement activities
Review and comment on proposed state
legislation involving dental
Participate in leadership activities at the
national level
Represent DSHS OH Program at
national public health conferences
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Public Health Dental – OHP
Additional activities supporting:
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CDC Grant
 Texas Oral Health Coalition (TOHC)
 Regional oral health coalitions
 Texas Community Water Fluoridation
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HRSA Grant
 Working with TDA, TAPD, TDHA, Head Start,
dental hygiene programs, dental schools
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THSteps/Medicaid Activities
Updating Take Time for Teeth
Dental school recruitment presentations
THSteps dental policy
Medicaid Dental Stakeholder Meetings
Head Start
Working with TDA and TAPD
Ad hoc workgroups
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THSteps Dental Policy
Diagnostic dental - D0140 – Emergency/
limited dental exam
Preventive dental - D1351 - Dental Sealants
Therapeutic dental - Facility reimbursement
Orthodontic - D8690 - Replacement
orthodontic brackets
Doctor of Dentistry as a Limited Physician
Anesthesia (Medical) - Anesthesiology
reimbursement
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Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) 416
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THSteps Dental
Frew, et al v. Hawkins, et al
2007 Texas Medicaid Provider
Procedures Manual
2006 TMHP dental provider workshops
TMHP provider recruitment plan
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Why Practice Prevention?
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Questions
Contact Information:
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Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS
State Dental Director/Manager, OHP
1100 W. 49th Street, MC 1938
Austin, Texas 78756
Phone: (512) 458-7111 ext 3001
Fax: (512) 458-7256
Email: [email protected]
November 16, 2006