California eliminated non-emergency adult dental services from Medi-Cal in 2009. What has this policy change meant for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and dental providers?

This project supports and measures clinical productivity and financial viability improvements through practice management consulting to five community dental practices. An evaluation of outcomes is available.

This snapshot presents the results of a sample survey of California dentists examining their use of and interest in health information technology, including the adoption of electronic dental health records.

To spotlight the importance of oral health care for expectant mothers and cavity prevention for children, CHCF supported the CDA Foundation in developing a policy brief, guidelines for health professionals, and patient education materials.

This Health Affairs article by Pourat and Finocchio finds that children with public insurance, especially Latinos and African Americans, visit the dentist less often than those with private insurance.

The nation's current oral health workforce fails to meet the needs of many segments of the population, particularly those in rural and other underserved areas. Read the findings from a February 2009 IOM workshop on this issue.

In operation since 2005, this project is designed to identify pressing health workforce and health professions' issues in California. The project's areas of interest include language access, community clinic staffing, and oral health workforce shortages.

This overview documents the difficulties faced by beneficiaries in California's Medicaid dental program. It highlights key trends and statistics ranging from utilization to expenditures.

This feasibility report, based on interviews with dentists, other experts, consumer surveys, and published reports, examines factors that would support or inhibit the emergence of retail dental clinics in California and elsewhere.

This issue brief explores the relationships between dental insurance, out-of-pocket spending, and overall oral health. It finds that while dental insurance enables people to obtain care, it does not remove all financial barriers to needed services.

Although structured similarly to health insurance, dental insurance is often more limited in scope and availability. This issue brief examines the basic structure of dental insurance to illustrate how it enables Californians' access to dental care.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes funding that could improve the quality of and access to dental care for Californians. This fact sheet details select ARRA programs related to oral health and oral health care providers.

To improve access to dental health services for Medicaid populations, several states have taken steps toward reform. This report examines how several states administer their dental programs.

For many years, Medi-Cal fees for physician services, on average, have been near the bottom nationally among Medicaid programs, and well below the rates paid by Medicare. This research revisits the issue and looks anew at dental services.

This snapshot documents the extent to which uninsured and insured Californians use the ED for preventable dental conditions such as untreated cavities, dental abscesses, and periodontal disease.