Oral Health is Health Virginia Oral Health Coalition Sarah Bedard Holland [email protected] Oral Health is Health… It is time to put the mouth back in the body Sarah Bedard Holland Virginia Oral Health Coalition [email protected]
Dec 15, 2015
Oral Health is Health
Virginia Oral Health CoalitionSarah Bedard Holland
Oral Health is Health…It is time to put the mouth back in the
body
Sarah Bedard HollandVirginia Oral Health [email protected]
This Morning…
• Oral Health is Health– Diabetes– Premature Birth– Dental Disease and kids
• The Virginia Oral Health Coalition• A Plug for the Virginia Oral Health Summit
Oral Health and Overall Health
Source: Community Health Solutions produced these estimates by applying national estimates from the Centers for Disease Control Healthy People 2020 initiative to Virginia population estimates. These estimates are for planning purposes only. Community Health Solutions cannot and does not guarantee their accuracy. Pre-term birth data source: VDH Division of Health Statistics Resident Live Birth, Death, Fetal Death and Induced Termination of Pregnancy Certificates 2010.
Virginia Health Status
Diabetes & Dental Disease
• With Treatment:– Saved an average of
$1,814 in medical costs annually
– Had an average reduction of 33% in annual hospital admissions
– Had an annual average of 13% fewer physician visits
Premature Birth & Dental Disease• Reality:
– Women with periodontal disease are 8x more likely to deliver prematurely
– Over 85% of women who delivered before 32 weeks had periodontal disease
• Costs:– Preterm baby costs are 10x higher
(almost $50,000 vs. $4,500) – 10% of the babies born to a mom
receiving Medicaid or FAMIS MOMS were premature
Dental Disease and Children• Untreated dental disease
increasing – 70% low income kids– Failure to thrive– 1 million missed school
hours– General Anesthesia
• Age one dental home
Oral Health…A Poster Child for Prevention
• Early Dental Visits• Fluoride
– Water– Varnish– Toothpaste
• Sealants• Diet, Oral Hygiene
• Most non dental providers not engaged• Little mention of oral health outside of dental programs• Low Medicaid utilization• Paltry adult Medicaid benefit• Oral Health issues affect every sector:
– Over 3,000 dental cases billed to Medicaid required general anesthesia in VA last year – at a cost of well over $7 million dollars
– 52% of new armed forces recruits had dental problems that delayed overseas deployments
– Adults miss an estimated 164 million hours of work each year because of dental needs
– Preventable dental conditions were the primary diagnosis in 830,590 visits to emergency departments in 2009
YET…
The Need is Still TremendousNot enough life boats.
The Virginia Oral Health CoalitionCreated as a convener to integrate oral health into all aspects of health care through policy change, public
awareness and targeted initiatives
Virginia Oral Health Coalition
The Coalition is a network of over 150 organizational and individual partners which drives the 19 objectives in the Virginia Oral Health Plan.
Coalition Activities Targeted Initiatives Public Awareness Policy Change
Medical and Dental
Collaboration Initiative
Website, Social Media, Newsletter Legislative Day
Virginia Dental Home Initiative
Oral Health Summit
Joint Commission Study
Learn More – Virginia Oral Health Summit!
The Future of Oral Health DeliveryNovember 8th
Richmond WestinDr. Marcia Brand, HRSADr. Marko Vujicic, ADA
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