State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes

state oral health surveillance, and optionally integrating oral health with other chronic disease programs (i.e., medical-dental integration). The proposed program will replace FOA 13-1307 [FY 2013-FY 2018]. It will also incorporate important programmatic strategies currently being implemented in FOA 16-1609 [FY 2016-FY 2017] Models of Collaboration among Chronic Diseases and Oral Health Programs, to support enhanced medical-dental integration and provide improved quality of care. The public health impact resulting from the successful implementation of priority strategies will result in long-term outcomes of decreases in dental caries, oral health disparities and other chronic co-morbid diseases.