PCOH News You Can Use - November 13, 2018

PCOH ANNOUNCES ORAL HEALTH MINI-GRANT AWARDEES
We are excited to announce the recipients of the latest round of our PA Oral Health Mini-Grant Program. The goal of the program is to facilitate the implementation of the goals and recommendations of the 2017-2020 PA Oral Health Plan. The program is aimed at advancing the health of all Pennsylvanians. The awardees are:

Healthy Teeth Healthy Children
Protecting Tiny Teeth with Prenatal Oral Health Care Bags

Kids Smiles
Head Start Parent Education

PA Immunization Coalition (PAIC)
HPV Oral Health

Project HOME
Oral Health Into Primary Care

Public Citizens for Children & Youth (PCCY)
Increasing Children's Access to Care & Coverage: Give Kids a Smile

School District of Lancaster (SDoL)
Oral Health Initiative

Congratulations!
PCOH is honored to support the work that our stakeholders are doing throughout the state to encourage better oral health for all. The next round of applications for the mini-grant program will be announced in Summer 2019.

REGISTER TODAY!
Our last Stakeholder Meeting of the year will be held on December 7, 2018. Please plan to join this virtual meeting from the comfort of your home or office as we discuss our 2018 accomplishments and 2019 goals.
Advance registration is required.

PCOH Stakeholder Meeting
Friday, December 7, 2018
1:00 - 2:00pm

This meeting will be held via Zoom, a video conference platform which is accessible from your computer or smart phone. You can also join just the audio connection of the meeting from any phone. Connection information will be provided up on completion of registration.

Click HERE to register!

ACCESS TO CARE GRANTS

Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children: The Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is now accepting applications for 2019-2020 Access to Care Grants. These grants support community-based initiatives that provide dental homes to children who are underserved and/or have limited access to oral healthcare. Up to 20, one-year grants of up to $20,000 each will be awarded this year. Applications are due December 21, 2018.

For more information, click HERE.

UPDATED "HPSA FIND" TOOL LAUNCHED

Try out the new and improved HPSA Find tool for exploring Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). Search instantly by state, county, HPSA ID and filter results in a handy data grid or export results to a file. Designed with the user in mind, this version is more intuitive, interactive and useful.

ADA ADOPTS POLICY SUPPORTING HPV VACCINE

The ADA News (10/22, Manchir) reports the ADA House of Delegates voted at ADA 2018 – America’s Dental Meeting to pass a resolution urging “dentists to support the use and administration of the human papillomavirus virus vaccine, recognizing it as a way to help prevent infection of the types of HPV associated with oropharyngeal cancer.” Resolution 53H-2018 cites recommendations from the CDC and its Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to support its position that the vaccination is a “safe and effective intervention to decrease the burden of oral and oropharyngeal HPV infection.”

THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS

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http://paoralhealth.org