HCI
America has assembled the following dental insurance
links focused on California and the nation as an interesting
resource for your research – and your
dental and oral health. We welcome your feedback.
California
Dental Insurance Resources
California
Dental Association
The California Dental Association is the largest
statewide dental association in the country. As a patient,
you want to keep your mouth healthy and your smile bright,
and you know good oral health is up to you. But there's no
need to go it alone! Check out the latest dental tips and
oral health research affecting you and your family
California
Dental Association- Patient Oral Health Resources
A
great resource to learn how you can protect your teeth.
California
Dental Association- Community Oral Health
An excellent
resource for Children’s Oral Health, Cosmetics, Cancer,
Dental Clinics, Disabled Care, Emergency Preparedness, Fluoridation, Government
Programs, Pregnancy Guidelines, Senior Oral Health and
Tobacco Cessation.
Dental Board of California
The Dental Board of California's mission is to protect and
promote the health and safety of California consumers by
licensing those dental health care professionals who demonstrate
competency, to take action to maintain the appropriate standard
of care and to enhance the education of licensees and consumers.
Find
a California Dentist
California
Cosmetic Dentists
Cosmetic Dentistry California directory
of regional aesthetic dentists prosthodontists, periodontists
and practices focusing on cosmetic aesthetic dentistry procedures
including bonded porcelain veneers crowns bridges cosmetic
composite bonding gum contouring reshaping (crown lengthening)
whitening with best choices of restorative reconstructive
dentistry procedures.
California Dental
Association- Find a CDA Dentist
The local dental societies,
along with CDA, are pleased to make referrals to quality
CDA dentists in your area to help keep Californians’ smiles
healthy and bright.
RevolutionHealth:
Browse Dentists in California by City
Search
by dental specialty and distance from your location. Also,
read profiles summarizing education, years of dental practice,
languages spoken and patient reviews.
California Dental Care and Oral Health
Statistics
The Oral Health
of Children
California’s preventative dental care statistics. See
how California children rank against the rest of the nation
with respect to receiving preventative dental care in the past
12 months and the impact preventative care this has on the
condition of their teeth.
National
Oral Health Surveillance System
Oral Health Profile
for California including number of dental visits, teeth cleanings,
complete tooth loss, lost 6 or more teeth, and fluoridation
status as a percentage of California’s population.
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Synopses of California and Territorial Dental Public Health
Programs
This resource includes demographics, infrastructure,
workforce, administration and the amount of people served
in dental programs.
Government Sites with Information on Dental
and Oral Health
Department
of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Oral Health: Preventing Cavities, Gum
Disease, and Tooth Loss At a Glance 2007 PDF
available
Department
of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Although dental caries (tooth decay)
is largely preventable, it remains the most common chronic
disease of children aged 5 to 17 years—5 times more
common than asthma (59% versus 11%). This is
an excellent resource about Preventing Dental Caries, including
community based strategies and hope for the future.
Department
of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Overview on Community Water Fluoridation
including fact sheets, guidelines and recommendations and
question and answers.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention- Dental Service Use and
Dental Insurance Coverage United States, Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995. This report summarizes
state-specific and aggregated state data on both private
and public sources of dental insurance coverage and the use
of dental services among adults in 25 states who participated
in the oral health module of the 1995 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS). The findings indicate that nearly
half (44.3%) of adults in this survey reported having no
dental insurance coverage.
Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion-Oral
Health Resources- Data Systems Oral health data systems
monitor the prevalence of oral diseases and the factors influencing
oral health, such as risky or protective behaviors, the availability
of preventive interventions and utilization of preventive
services.
Miscellaneous
Dental Care and Oral Health Resources
Women’s
Health USA 2005
Informative resource specific to women’s
oral health and dental care, including facts and figures
of untreated Dental caries.
Oral
Health Resources
Fact Sheets & FAQs on Adult Oral
Health, Children Oral Health, Oral Cander, Water Fluoridation
and Fact Sheets from the Office of the Surgeon General.
National
Center for Health Statistics
Oral health Improving
for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children
on the Rise, April 2007
American
Dental Association
The ADA is the professional association
of dentists committed to the public’s oral health,
ethics, science and professional advancement. Oral health
news and information for consumers, students, educators and
the media.
If
you need help finding a California dental insurance provider,
call HCI America at 713-626-2838 or send an email to info@hciamerica.com |
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