Infrastructure Development Tools
Activity 6: Develop Policy and Health Systems Strategies
The state oral health program may find it helpful to conduct a
periodic assessment of laws, regulations, administrative policies,
and systems-level strategies that offer the potential to reduce oral
diseases.
Such an assessment can help a state clarify its gaps and strengths so it can
achieve the goals and objectives specified by its oral health plan.
The assessment can reveal opportunities for overcoming barriers, capitalizing
on assets available in the state, increasing capacity, and coordinating
prevention interventions. States can then educate policy makers about how to
increase the capacity and effectiveness of the state oral health program.
Examples of such changes in health systems and policies include increased
Medicaid reimbursement for specific services and mandates for fluoridation in
communities with water systems that serve a specified number of households.
Additional Resources
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Page last reviewed: October 29, 2008
Page last modified: August 27, 2007
Content source:
Division of Oral Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion |
