Dentistry

This section of the DHHS HRSA's website offers a variety of valuable resources, including toolkits designed for dental public health professionals looking to improve community members' access to care. There are also links to pertinent reports and oral health initiatives, as well as free access to nearly 70 different oral health publications.

This page provides access to a variety of oral health fact sheets for professional use and patient education, as well as resource lists and guides for quick and easy reference.

The Synopses [PDF—390 KB] contain information useful in tracking states’ efforts to improve oral health and contributions to progress toward the national targets for Healthy People objectives for oral health. A subset of the information collected since 2011 is provided on the Oral Health Data website.

The purpose of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) at Georgetown University is to respond to the needs of professionals working in states and communities, with the goal of improving oral health care for pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special health care needs, and their families (the maternal and child health (MCH) population).