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Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS
Texas Health Steps (THSteps) Dental and DSHS Oral Health Program (OHP) Texas Oral Health CoalitionOral Health SummitNovember 16, 2006
November 16, 2006
DSHS Regional Dental Teams
Pecos
Brewster
Webb
Hudspeth
Presidio
Terrell
Culberson
Reeves
Crockett
Val Verde
Hill
Duval
Frio
Bell
Harris
Polk
Kerr
Starr
Clay
Irion
Edwards
Hall
Jeff Davis
Bee
Ellis
Uvalde
Leon
Sutton
Hidalgo
Hale
Bexar
King
Gaines
Dallam
Erath
Upton
Hartley
Kinney
KentJack
Gray
Zavala
Oldham
Tyler
Cass
Dimmit
Kimble
Lynn Hunt
Medina
Rusk
Wise
Kenedy
Floyd
La Salle
Lamb
Coke
LeeLiberty
Llano
Brazoria
Terry
Milam
Travis
Andrews
Knox
Mills
Ector
Smith
Falls
Jones
Collin
Bowie
Potter
Nolan
Cottle
Zapata
Burnet
Motley
Ward
Coryell
Brown
Taylor
Garza
Real
Houston
Young
Lamar
Reagan
Martin
Maverick
Moore
DallasFisher
Coleman
Jasper
Baylor Archer
Castro
Brooks
Scurry Parker
Tom Green
Cooke
Hardin
Navarro
Mason
Goliad
Donley
Atascosa
Lavaca
Bailey
Fannin
Denton
Crane
Bosque
Deaf Smith
Hays
Concho
Crosby
Carson
RunnelsEl Paso
Fayette
Schleicher
Wharton
Gillespie
Newton
Foard
Tarrant
Haskell
Borden
De Witt
ShelbySterling
Victoria
Briscoe
Live Oak
Wilson
Randall
Parmer
Panola
Menard
Trinity
McMullen
Grayson
Wood
Jim Hogg
Roberts
MitchellHoward
Midland
San Saba
Bastrop
Hockley Dickens
Swisher
Gonzales
Anderson
Grimes
Winkler
Wheeler
Dawson
Walker
Harrison
Colorado
Eastland
Cherokee
Nueces
Matagorda
Lubbock
Kleberg
Karnes
Hemphill
Red River
Austin
Blanco
Jefferson
Williamson
Sherman
McCulloch
Jackson
McLennan
Callahan
Ochiltree
Wilbarger
Bandera
Refugio
Loving
Hansford
Angelina
Cameron
Stephens
Montague
Lipscomb
HopkinsStonewallYoakum
Palo Pinto
Hamilton
Cochran
Kaufman
Fort Bend
Limestone
Montgomery
Freestone
Armstrong
Comal
Jim Wells
Kendall
Comanche
Johnson
Glasscock
Sabine
Henderson
Brazos
Titus
Van Zandt
Robertson
Upshur
Wichita
Hutchinson
Waller
Hood
Willacy
Burleson
Childress
Shackelford
Nacogdoches
Collingsworth
Lampasas
Hardeman
Throckmorton
Guadalupe
Caldwell
Marion
Chambers
San Patricio
Madison
Delta
Washington
San Jacinto
Calhoun
Orange
Rains
Gregg
Morris
San Augustine
Franklin
Galveston
Somervell
Aransas
Rockwall
El Paso
Lubbock
San Angelo
San Antonio
Houston
Tyler
November 16, 2006
DSHS Regional Dental Teams
Region 1 / 2 Rick Howard, DDS Rene Hardin, RDH
Region 3/4/5N Maureen Weber,
DDS JoAnne Lancaster,
RDH
Region 6/5S/7 Bill Gray, DDS Diana Beeman, RDH
Region 8/11 Matt Williams, DMD Deleese Brock, RDH
Region 9/10 Betty Willberg, RDH
November 16, 2006
DSHS Central Office Staff
Texas Health Steps (THSteps) Dental Mike McAnally Belinda Abete
Public Oral Health Sharon Difelice Sandy Tesch, RDH George Medlock David Stansell
November 16, 2006
DSHS Oral Health Program (OHP) Funding
State general revenueFederal grants and cooperative agreementsMedicaid administration fundsTitle V/Maternal and Child Health funds
November 16, 2006
Regional Dental Team Priorities
School-based dental sealant projects Elementary schools with at least 50%
free/reduced lunch participation
Basic Screening Survey (surveillance) Third grade children in targeted schools Preschool children in Head Starts
Preventive dental services Preschool children in Head Starts Dental exams, prophylaxis, fluoride
November 16, 2006
Public Health Dental – Oral Health Program (OHP) Activities
Conduct grant and cooperative agreement activitiesReview and comment on proposed state legislation involving dentalParticipate in leadership activities at the national level Represent DSHS OH Program at national public health conferences
November 16, 2006
Public Health Dental – OHP
Additional activities supporting: CDC Grant
Texas Oral Health Coalition (TOHC) Regional oral health coalitions Texas Community Water Fluoridation
HRSA Grant Working with TDA, TAPD, TDHA, Head
Start, dental hygiene programs, dental schools
November 16, 2006
THSteps/MedicaidActivities
Updating Take Time for TeethDental school recruitment presentationsTHSteps dental policyMedicaid Dental Stakeholder MeetingsHead Start Working with TDA and TAPDAd hoc workgroups
November 16, 2006
THSteps Dental PolicyDiagnostic dental - D0140 – Emergency/ limited dental examPreventive dental - D1351 - Dental SealantsTherapeutic dental - Facility reimbursementOrthodontic - D8690 - Replacement orthodontic bracketsDoctor of Dentistry as a Limited PhysicianAnesthesia (Medical) - Anesthesiology reimbursement
November 16, 2006
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 416
November 16, 2006
THSteps Dental
Frew, et al v. Hawkins, et al2007 Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual2006 TMHP dental provider workshops TMHP provider recruitment plan
November 16, 2006
Why Practice Prevention?
November 16, 2006
Questions
Contact Information: Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS
State Dental Director/Manager, OHP1100 W. 49th Street, MC 1938Austin, Texas 78756Phone: (512) 458-7111 ext 3001Fax: (512) 458-7256Email: [email protected]