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HHS Region, State/Territory

I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
III: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
IX: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
XI: American Indian and Alaska Native populations
XII: Migrant and Seasonal Worker populations

A central element of the Head Start Dental Home Initiative is the Peer to Peer method of network development. Achieving the goal of providing quality dental homes for Head Start children will require organized and sustained efforts by dental professionals at the national, regional and state levels. The first phase of network development requires the identification Regional Consultants for each of the ten Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Head Start geographic regions as well as the two population-based ACF Head Start regions.

The Regional Oral Health Consultants will provide ‘on-site’ pediatric oral health expertise to the ACF Regional Offices, The Regional Oral Health Consultants will be responsible for establishing state partnerships and establishing local teams comprised of dental professionals and Head Start staff who will work together to coordinate efforts to improve access to care.

The Regional Oral Health Consultants will provide training, technical assistance and consultation to the ACF Regional Offices and will assist state leaders in the development of Dental Home Networks. At the same time, the Regional Head Start Managers will provide information about Head Start grantees and their needs and encourage and support the participation of local grantees.