Welcome to Maryland’s Mouths Matter: Fluoride Varnish and Oral Health Screening Program for Kids—Training for EPSDT Medical Providers in Maryland. This series of four modules is designed to provide Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) medical providers and other health providers with knowledge needed to reduce the incidence of dental caries among children ages 5 and under and to contribute to the establishment of a dental home.

• Module 1: The Role of Medical Providers
• Module 2: Dental Caries Process
• Module 3: Caries Risk Assessment
• Module 4: Anticipatory Guidance, Fluoride Varnish, and Referral
• Post-Tests

Post-Tests

Post-Tests are for health providers licensed to practice in Maryland. For all others, it may be used for self-assessment. The curriculum is free.

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Licensed to Practice in Maryland:

• EPSDT medical providers (i.e., physicians, nurse practitioners) in Maryland must complete the curriculum post-tests to become eligible to seek reimbursement for the application of fluoride varnish for children ages 9 months through age 5 via the Maryland Medicaid Program.
• Dentists and dental clinics enrolled as providers in the Maryland Medicaid Program are able to seek reimbursement for the application of fluoride varnish for children up to age 21 enrolled in Medicaid without having to complete the curriculum.

Course Evaluation

After completing the curriculum, please help us improve the curriculum by providing feedback. Your feedback is important to us.

Course Development

The curriculum was developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts. Click here for a list of authors and reviewers. Development of the curriculum was supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (grant numbers H47MC08649 and H47MC00048), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the Office of Oral Health, Maryland Department of Health; and the University of Maryland Dental School.

Maryland's Mouths Matter: Fluoride Varnish and Oral Health Screening Program for Kids—Training for EPSDT Medicaid Providers in Maryland received the 2010 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.