Improving oral health in Pennsylvania by providing oral health education to primary care providers, increasing access to dental care for young children and adolescents, and improving oral health literacy. HTHC is directed by an advisory committee comprised of active leaders and advocates for children’s oral health, and includes Pediatricians, Dentists, the PA Medical Home Project, the PA Academy of Pediatric Dentists, the PA Dental Hygienists Association, the PA Association of Community Health Centers, the PA Medicaid medical and dental directors, Head Start instructors, the Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS), Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), the PA Collaborative for Oral Health (PCOH), the Lehigh Valley Oral Health Initiative, medical and dental schools and residency programs across the state, and other community oral health advocates. Develop EPIC (Education Physicians/Practices in their Communities) oral health curriculum to be taught to medical professionals for CME/CEU credit.
2. Disseminate oral health educate to young children and families through early childhood education and Head Start.
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