First 5 California has a kit for new parents that includes the latest California Parent Guide, a Baby's 1st touch and feel book, and lots of other great information to get new parents and their newborn on track to health and wellness. The new Parent Guide also includes guidance on oral health to help keep baby's teeth healthy.
Kits are available in English and Spanish, and are free to order and can be ordered in quantities of 5-5oo. Providers are welcome to order these kits by contacting Vicki Law at [email protected] or by phone at (831) 726-6459. Medi-Cal Dental Programs (Denti-Cal) announced their new Smile, California website, http://smilecalifornia.org/. The new website is available in English and Spanish and has many resources on dental coverage and oral health for Medi-Cal members. Useful resources include a Covered Services page with a breakdown of Medi-Cal covered dental services by age groups, tips on dental visits and oral health care, as well as a section for Partners and Providers with oral health education and outreach resources including videos, presentation slide decks and webinars. "Smile, California" statewide oral health awareness & utilization campaign Webinar-09/26, 1pm9/24/2018
Medi-Cal Dental Programs is launching a statewide awareness and utilization campaign, titled "Smile, California". Learn more at a live webinar on September 26, 2018, at 1pm. See details below! SAVE THE DATE! Please join us on Wednesday, September 26 at 1p.m. as we present a live webinar about the Smile, California campaign, the new statewide awareness and utilization campaign aimed at helping Medi-Cal members make the most of their dental benefit. The campaign, which will launch next month, aims to send one simple reassuring message to the more than 13 million Californians covered by Medi-Cal: Smile, California, Medi-Cal Has Dental Covered. The one-hour webinar will provide a step-by-step demonstration of SmileCalifornia.org and details on how to participate in the upcoming campaign launch. It is our hope you will embrace this campaign and brand as part of your service to Medi-Cal members. Dial-in number (US): (855) 212-0212 Access code: 408-412-727# International dial-in numbers: https://stme.in/i/rse19 Online meeting ID: rse19 Join the online meeting: https://join.startmeeting.com/rse19 Smile On! The Smile California Team California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) has launched its Open Data Portal initiative to increase public access to non-confidential health and human services data to spark innovation, promote research and economic opportunities, engage public participation in government, increase transparency, and inform decision-making. You can access a variety of health and human services related datasets, including statewide dental datasets on California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal: https://data.chhs.ca.gov/. The California Oral Health Plan 2018-2028 is developed by the California Department of Public Health Oral Health Program and serves as a roadmap to identify priorities, short term, intermediate, and long term goals and objectives along with recommendations to address the burden of disease, increase access to oral health services for high risk populations, and to increase the oral health status of all Californians. Download the California Oral Health Plan. |
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