Virginia Health Care Foundation

Dental care as a child will affect that person’s oral health as they grow older. These resources may help in improving dental care for children.

Dental Edition – SignUpNow Outreach - December 2011 This special Dental Edition of the SignUpNow Outreach newsletter contains helpful information about the dental benefits available through the FAMIS programs and the importance of good oral health for children and pregnant women. SignUpNow(SUN) is an initiative of the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) that is focused on increasing enrollment of eligible uninsured children in Virginia’s FAMIS programs.

Tooth Talk Tips – Working with Schools

Smiles for Children: An Overview This presentation for Tooth Talk provides an overview of eligibility, benefits, outreach initiatives, locating a provider, and other pertinent Smiles for Children information.

Filling an Urgent Need: Improving Children’s Access to Dental Care in Medicaid and SCHIP This comprehensive report from the Kaiser Family Foundation identifies a wide assortment of effective actions that states can take related to each of several key dimensions of children’s access to oral health care in Medicaid and SCHIP.