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Alabama�2009

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Alabama Contact Information
Dr. Robert L. Meador, Jr., DMD, MAGD, State Dental Director
Robert.Meador@adph.state.al.us
(334) 206-5398
http://www.adph.org/oralhealth*
  
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 State Population  4,661,900
 School-aged children (grades K�12, 5�17 years)  815,303
 Children enrolled in Medicaid � enrolled at least 1 month of the year  468,129
 Children eligible for SCHIP 1 89,815
 Children (K�12) on free/reduced-cost school lunch program  61%
 Percent of total population that are between 5-17 years  18%
 Type of SCHIP program - Medicaid expansion, separate, combination  Separate
 SCHIP Eligibility Limit  200
 Number of children under 18 in families earning less than 125% FPL  296,000
 Percent of children under 18 in families earning less than 125% FPL  27%
 National school lunch program reported - number of children on free lunch program  304,558
 National school lunch program reported - number of children on reduced lunch program  53,624
 National school lunch program reported - number of children on paid lunch program  228,660
 National school lunch program reported - number of children who received lunch program  586,842
 Number of children under 19 at or below 200% FPL  499,000
 Percent of children under 19 at or below 200% FPL  42%
 Number of children under 19 at or below 200% FPL without insurance  53,000
 Percent of children under 19 at or below 200% FPL without insurance  4%
 Percent of total population that are 65 years and older  14%
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 Population served by public water system  4,599,030
 Percentage of people on public water systems that receive fluoridated water 2 83%
 Population served by fluoridated water system  3,814,295
 Number of dental schools  1
 Number of dental hygiene schools  1
 Number of community-based low-income dental clinics 2 25
 Number of tribal, state, or local agencies with service populations of 250,000 or more 2 4
 Number of agencies with a dental program 2 3
 Number of dental programs directed by a dental professional 2 3
 Number of directors with an advanced public health degree 2 1
 By what age does your state EPSDT guidance recommend a referral for a dental examination?  3 years old
 Number of local health departments that had a dental program for education services only.  0
 Number of local health departments that had a dental program for preventive services only.  0
 Number of local health departments that had a dental program for preventive & restorative services.  4
 Number of mobile dental clinic programs that had a program for education services only.  0
 Number of mobile dental clinic programs that had a program for preventive services only.  0
 Number of mobile dental clinic programs that had a program for preventive & restorative services.  3
 Does your state have Medicaid adult dental benefits?  No
 Does your state have Medicaid adult dental benefits for pregnant women?  No
 Does your state have SCHIP adult dental benefits?  No
 Does your state have policies designed to increase access for nursing home residents?  No
 Does your state have policies designed to increase access for developmentally disabled adults?  Yes
 Does your state EPSDT program have a dental periodicity schedule that is separate and distinct from the overall periodicity schedule?  No
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 Number of dentists licensed by state  2,349
 Number of dentists in the state  1,995
 Number of dental hygienists in the state  3,469
 Number of dental hygienists licensed by state  3,643
 Number of counties in state  67
 Number of counties without a dentist.  0
 Total of county population without a dentist.  0
 Total population of counties in state without an enrolled Medicaid dentist  0
 Number of counties in state without an enrolled Medicaid dentist  0
 Number of counties in state without Medicaid billing dentist who saw 50+ beneficiaries under age 21  6
 Number of dentists with at least one paid claim - Medicaid only.  595
 Number of dentists with at least one paid claim - SCHIP only.  1,078
 Number of dentists with paid claims >= $10,000 - Medicaid only.  487
 Number of dentists with paid claims >= $10,000 - SCHIP only.  384
 Number of treating dentists with at least 1 claim - Medicaid  595
 Number of treating dentists with at least 1 claim - SCHIP  1,078
 Number of billing providers with paid Medicaid claims >= $10,000  487
 Number of billing providers with paid SCHIP claims >= $10,000  384
 Number of billing providers who saw 50 or more beneficiaries < 21 years - Medicaid  486
 Number of billing providers who saw 50 or more beneficiaries < 21 years - SCHIP  289
 Number of billing providers who saw 100 or more beneficiaries < 21 years - Medicaid  406
 Number of billing providers who saw 100 or more beneficiaries < 21 years - SCHIP  132
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 State dental director devotes full time to his/her duties  Yes
 Full-time equivalents (FTEs) 3 4
 Contracted full-time equivalents (FTEs) 3 4
 Percentage of time dental director spends on Medicaid/SCHIP issues  10%
 Percentage of time dental director spends on Medicaid/SCHIP issues that is paid for by Medicaid/SCHIP  0%
 As of January 1st of this year, how many full years has the current dental director been in this position?  1
 Percent of dental budget from HRSA State Oral Health Collaborative Systems  0%
 Percent of dental budget from HRSA Integrated Systems Development  0%
 Percent of dental budget from Bureau of Health Professions (Oral Health Workforce)  0%
 Does your state currently have a statutory requirement or authority for an oral health program?  Yes
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 Fluoride Mouthrinse  5,000 children served
 Oral Health Education/Promotion  35,000 people served
 Oral Health Surveys  10,735 people served
 Pregnancy Risk Survey  1,231 women surveyed
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1 SCHIP is the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
2 Item related to Healthy People 2010 oral health objectives. See sources page for more information.
3 FTE is full-time equivalent. The number of work hours budgeted per week divided by 40 hours per week equals the number of full-time equivalent workers.
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