Spotlighted Resources from the OHRC Library
Resources include curricula, guides, fact sheets, reports, and tools developed by federal and state agencies and organizations.
March 2026
Exploring the Myths and Preconceptions About Oral Health and Pregnancy
This course for oral health professionals provides information on the safety and importance of receiving oral health care before and during pregnancy. It includes background information on oral health before and during pregnancy, discusses how to help ensure that oral health care is safe before and during pregnancy, provides guidelines and best practices for providing oral health care before and during pregnancy, and discusses implementation of best practices. [Produced by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health]
2025 Perinatal Care Guidelines
These guidelines offer recommendations for providing perinatal care to pregnant women. They discuss social determinants of health and present recommendations in the following categories: first prenatal visit, each subsequent prenatal visit, second and third trimesters, and 36–42 weeks. Information about the guidelines is included. [Produced by Massachusetts Health Quality Partners]
How to Be Successful Under Medical Dental Integration Manual
This manual provides information about how to integrate oral health care and medical care. Topics include coordination between oral health professionals and non-oral-health professionals, utilization management (i.e., evaluating the efficiency and appropriateness of services), financial management, optimizing bundled payments in the dental supply network, technology and adapting to change, and regulatory and policy considerations. [Produced by Dental Trade Alliance]
Medical-Dental Integration: A Market-Based Assessment and Environmental Scan
This assessment and environmental scan provides information on and examples of how the integration of oral health care and medical care may impact the oral health care field. Topics include (1) oral health care pricing and reimbursement, (2) Medicare and the oral health care market, (3) tangential industries moving to Medicare-based payment models, and (4) value-based care models and their potential implications for oral health care. [Produced by Dental Trade Alliance]
Missouri Oral Health State Snapshot
This infographic provides information about the state of oral health in Missouri in 2023. Percentages are presented for the following selected topics: children in third grade with untreated tooth decay, Medicaid-eligible children ages 1–2 who received preventive oral health care, Medicaid-eligible children and adolescents ages 1–20 who received preventive oral health care, people with special health care needs with untreated tooth decay, and people served by public water systems who receive fluoridated water. Comparisons between Missouri and the United States as a whole are included. [Produced by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Dental Health]
Oral Health and Diabetes Among New York State Adults: Creating Awareness for Better Management
This report examines oral health problems and health care utilization among individuals with diabetes compared with those without diabetes in New York state (NYS). Information is provided on the percentage of NYS adults with diagnosed diabetes by age, race, and income level; tooth loss among NYS adults by diabetes status; and health care utilization by NYS adults by diabetes status. [Produced by New York State Department of Health]
Oral Health Care and Primary Care: Stronger Together in Recognizing and Managing Diabetes
This report addresses the importance of the oral-systemic link and how integrating oral health care and primary care can help reduce the burden of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The report also discusses dental education’s role in preparing future oral health professionals to understand the oral-systemic link and its importance to overall health. [Produced by American Dental Association]
Oral-Heart Connection Education Resources
This toolkit includes items that health professionals can use to explain the oral-heart health connection to their patients. Resources include a blood pressure wallet card, a blood pressure report card, a handout that provides information about daily habits that can help protect the mouth and heart, a lobby poster, an oral-heart connection guide, and an oral-heart connection infographic. All resources are available in English and in Spanish. [Produced by American Heart Association]
Regulatory and Legislative Policies Reshaping Dental Utilization
This paper examines three interrelated policy and economic categories that have been shaping oral health care use and market dynamics. The categories are (1) policies directly affecting oral health care, (2) broad health care regulations with indirect effects on oral health care use, and (3) economic and fiscal pressures shaping overall health care use. [Produced by Dental Trade Alliance]
RHT Program State Project Abstracts
This report consists of a compilation of Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program Project Abstracts submitted in each state’s RHT program application. For each state, the following information is provided: name of project, purpose and outcomes, and project design and activities. [Produced by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]
School-Based Oral Health Programs: Dental Sealants by the Numbers
This fact sheet provides information about delivery of dental sealants in school-based oral health programs (SBOHPs) in Missouri. It offers information on the benefits of sealants. It also presents information on the number of students SBOHPs served, the percentage eligible for Medicaid, and the percentage without dental insurance during the 2024–2025 school year. An overview of services provided by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Dental Health, is included. [Produced by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Dental Health]
Smiles for Moms and Babies (SMB) Program Achievements
This infographic provides information on Smiles for Moms and Babies (SMB) Program completed activities from 2016 through the present, as well as on an activity currently being implemented. SMB, which is part of the Texas Health and Human Services’ Department of State Health Services, is also part of the Health Resources and Services Administration's Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement cooperative agreement, which is administered by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. Activities are presented by year. [Produced by Centers for Texas Department of State Health Services]
This tip sheet for parents provides information about how to keep children’s teeth healthy. Topics include the importance of consuming recommended amounts of sugar and fluoride for children, toothbrushing tips, the importance of primary teeth, and finding a dental home for a child. The tip sheet is written in simple language. [Produced by Benevis]