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Head Start Dental Home Initiative
Program Updates
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is pleased to announce the selection of the 12 states to enter the network development phase to provide quality dental homes to Head Start children. State launches for these states will take place spring 2009.

The initiation of the contract between the Office of Head Start and AAPD represents an extremely important opportunity for our members to carry out the mission and vision of the AAPD. The steps we are taking with the Head Start Dental Home initiative will allow access to a Dental Home for the 1 million children in the Head Start program. This initiative can provide the opportunity to fulfi ll the hope of every pediatric dentist to help alleviate unnecessary discomfort and bring a healthy smile to each and every child.

Please contact the state leader for your state if you are interested in participating in the initiative.

Region I: Rhode Island and Vermont
Region II: New York
Region III: West Virginia
Region IV: Alabama
Region V: Indiana
Region VI: Oklahoma
Region VII: Iowa
Region VIII: South Dakota and North Dakota
Region IX: Hawaii
Region X: Oregon




Rhode Island
Dr. Daniel Kane
St. Joseph's Hospital
21 Peace Street
Providence, RI 02907
(401) 456-4463
dkane@saintjosephri.com

Vermont
Dr. George Richardson
Timberlane Dental Group
60 Timber Lane
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 864-6881
spindoc207@aol.com

New York
Dr. Courtney Chinn
601 W. 168th Street, #32
New York, NY 10032
(212) 342-3550
chc26@columbia.edu

West Virginia
Dr. Richard L. Meckstroth
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Dental Practice and Rural Health
West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Health Sciences Center, North
PO Box 9415
Morgantown, WV 26506-9415
(304) 293-5912
rmeckstroth@hsc.wvu.edu

Alabama
Dr. Charles Hall
Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates
4001 Balmoral Drive, SW
Huntsville, AL 35801-6403
(256) 539-7447
drcharleshall@bellsouth.net

North Dakota
Dr. Brent L. Holman
2538 S. University Drive, #A
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 232-1148
blholman@aol.com

Indiana
Dr. J. Keith Roberts
J. Keith Roberts, D.D.S., LLC
828 Auto Mall Road
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 333-5437
drkeith333kids@aol.com

Oklahoma
Lisa Grimes
915 E. Garriott
Enid, OK 73701
(580) 233-1427
lgrimes@eniddentist.com

Iowa
Dr. Rebecca Slayton
Department of Pediatric Dentistry,
201 Dental Science South
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1001
(319) 335-7486
rebecca-slayton@uiowa.edu

South Dakota
Dr. Mel Thaler
2502 S. Big Timber Place
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 335-2783
melthaler@yahoo.com

Hawaii
Dr. Lynn K. Fujimoto
850 Kam Highway
Pearl City, HI 96782
(808) 456-4555
steveertel@aol.com

Oregon
Dr. Michael Biermann
5900 N. Lombard Street
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 285-0229
mebiermann@gmail.com



Click here for basic program information about the Head Start Dental Home Initiative.

Click here to find your local State Leader and Regional Consultant.



About Head Start

The Head Start program provides comprehensive developmental services for low-income preschool children between the ages of three and five and support services for their families. Head Start provides diverse services consistent with goals for: education, health, parent involvement and social services. Programs administered by the Office of Head Start also provide services for children of American Indian and migrant worker families, and include Early Head Start programs, which expand the benefits of Head Start to pregnant women and children from birth to age three.

About Our Initiative

Program Information

Head Start Initiative State Leaders and Regional Consultants

Educational Materials

Matthew's Story


Click to view one Head Start child's oral health story.

The Importance of Oral Health


AAPD Head Start Dental Home Initiative Featured in Office of Head Start Webcast

Related Information

Deamonte Driver's Story

Latest Updates

State Head Start Locations

Head Start Regions and Regional Consultants

Head Start Partnership Press Release

The Head Start Dental Home Initiative



Additional Links

Head Start Locator

Office of Head Start

National Head Start Association

National Head Start Oral Health Resource Center


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