RPC Rundowns
Recent RPC Activity
- AAPD Submits Written Testimony to U.S. Senate HELP Committee (Statement recommends a broad array of federal policies to promote optimal oral health for all children)
- Recommendations for Improving Oral Health Care Access, Quality, and Outcomes and Advancing Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
- Missed one of our recent webinars? Webinar materials are now posted here. CE is available for the March 19 and March 22 webinars if accessed via Education Passport
- Many states have had movement with their G0330 advocacy and operating room access initiatives already in early 2024. Check out the state implementation updates here! Need a refresher on the history and particulars of G0330? See our Toolkit for help.
- Updated: The AAPD Pediatric Dentistry Safety Toolkit has been redesigned in a more-friendly layout. Check out newly added tools and topics! Visit it here. Add the Safety Toolkit to your phone home screen! Learn how, here for iPhone and here for Android.
Quick Updates & Upcoming Opportunities
- Webinar: Salary and Satisfaction Trends in Health Center Dental Workforce
- Call for Applications for NNOHA Leadership Institute – due July 23
- Refining Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry: PARTI Tool Chairside Guide Useful Aid for Updating Penicillin Allergy Records
- Dental Unit Waterline Infection Control Practice and Knowledge Gaps suggests better approaches to waterline infection control practices are needed to guard against biofilm contamination for patient safety. Read the paper here.
- AAPD Submits Written Testimony to U.S. Senate HELP Committee (Statement recommends a broad array of federal policies to promote optimal oral health for all children)
- AAPD Signs on to ERISA Legal Brief - ADA News
- Recommendations for Improving Oral Health Care Access, Quality, and Outcomes and Advancing Equity in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
- CMS Updates Health Equity Fact Sheet, including information for states pursuing oral health quality improvement implementation
- Consortium for Oral Health Systems Integration and Improvement (COHSII) 3-Year Project is a Wrap for This Cycle – Check out the resources developed during the project here
- OSHA updates standard to improve hazard information on chemical labels – ADA News
- Study highlights importance of waterline infection control – ADA News
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