Home By One Program Building Integrated Partnerships with Connecticut Agencies, Parents & Providers

Tracey Andrews, R.D.H, B.S., Meghan Maloney, M.P.H.

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health

According to a 2006-2007 Survey of Connecticut Head Start Students:

31% had decay experience20% had untreated decay14% had rampant decay18% were in need of treatment1% were in need of urgent dental care

According to 2008 CMS 416 EPSDT Data

For children under age 1•CT ranked 43rd out of 48 states with only 0.16% of eligible children receiving any dental care•CT ranked 41st out of 48 states with only 0.04% of eligible children receiving preventive servicesFor Children ages 1-2 years•CT ranked 34th out of 48 states with only 11.2% of eligible children receiving any dental care•CT ranked 32nd out of 48 states with only 8.53% receiving preventive services

The program acknowledges the contributions of the organizations participating on the Home by One

Advisory Committee American Academy of Pediatric DentistryBenecare- Children's Dental Health PartnershipCenter for Women & Children's Health Centering Pregnancy & Parenting AssocChild Health and Development Inst of

CTCommunity Health Center Assoc of CTCommunity Health Center, Inc.CT Dept of Children and Families CT Dept of Developmental Services CT Dept of Public Health, Family Health CT Dept of Public Health, WIC Program CT Dept of Social Services CT Birth to Three CT Chapter American Academy of PediatricsCT Children's Medical CenterCT Dental Hygienists AssociationCT Family NetworkConnecticut Health FoundationConnecticut Oral Health InitiativeCT State Dental AssociationEast Hartford WIC ProgramHartford WIC ProgramHead Start State Collaboration OfficeHill Health Center WIC ProgramNew Britain Oral Health CollaborativeSouthwestern Area Health Education Center, Inc.Torrington WIC ProgramUCONN Health Center, School of Dental Medicine Special thanks to the CT Dept of Public Health- Environmental Health and CT Dept of Public Health Local Health Administration

FACTORS FOR SUCCESS

Engaged Home By

One Advisory

Increased Medicaid

Reimbursement Rates

Dramatic Increase in # of Medicaid

Dental Providers

Single MSO Established

for Medicaid Dental

Care Coordinators Established

for CT Medicaid

Dental Patients

Support of State Dental Association-

Provision of 12 Pilot Dental Homes

Support of State WIC

Directors & Engagement of Local WIC

Staff

Age One Dental Visit

Media Campaign

Advocacy & Oral Health

Parent Education Programs

Collaborations with other

Early Childhood Initiatives

Development Of

Home by OneWebsite

BACKGROUNDMETHODS

CONSISTENT MEDIA MESSAGING STATEWIDE

END PRODUCTS

WIC/Community

Health Home Model

RDH Student Community

Programs linking WIC clients to Dental Homes

Medical Care Coordinator/WIC

partnership

Local Health Dental Home Model

WIC/Pediatric Dentist

Partnership

Medical

Dental

Marriage

Family Dental Home

RDH at WIC

site

Development of WIC Dental Home Network Models

January 2009

Home By One is 100% funded by HRSA grant # H47MC08648

www.ct.gov/dph/HomebyOne

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