Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2021. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • Early Childhood Caries Prevention Project

    EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES PREVENTION PROJECT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES, IS A THREE YEAR PROJECT DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED/PROMISING PRACTICE PROTOCOL IN FEDERALLY FUNDED EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START CENTERS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD CARIES BY THE AGE OF FIVE BY PROVIDING FAMILY AND CHILDREN ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, BI-ANNUAL ORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND FLUORIDE VARNISH APPLICATIONS, WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO ESTABLISH A DENTAL HOME, AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS HIGH RISK.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $961.8K

  • Oral Health for Older Adults Initiative

    PUBLICLY FUNDED DENTAL PROGRAM: OHA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VESTED STAKEHOLDERS, IS WORKING TO CREATE A NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT SEEKS TO PRIORITIZE THE ORAL HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS. ONE OF THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR INCLUSION OF AN ORAL HEALTH BENEFIT IN MEDICARE IS INPUT, ALIGNMENT AND WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM AGING, DENTAL, HEALTH POLICY AND MEDICARE ORGANIZATIONS. TO THIS END, OHA IS EXECUTING ON THREE STRATEGIES: ANNUAL MEDICARE SYMPOSIUM, COLLABORATIVE WORKING GROUPS AND COALITION BUILDING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $698.7K

  • Wisdom Tooth Project

    WISDOM TOOTH PROJECT: ORAL HEALTH AMERICA'S WISDOM TOOTH PROJECT (WTP) ADDRESSES THE GROWING CRISIS FACING OLDER ADULTS BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF CARE, INCREASING HEALTH LITERACY, AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH EQUITY. IN 2015 OHA EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AGING COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATION GREW AT "TOOTHWISDOM.ORG", WITH INCREASED RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND OLDER ADULTS.OHA ALSO GREW "TOOTH WISDOM: GET SMART ABOUT YOUR MOUTH", A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EDUCATION WORKSHOP TO EMPOWER OLDER ADULTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR ORAL HEALTH. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION, HYGIENISTS ATTENDED TRAINING AT OHA'S NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND THEN LED WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT 5 STATES AT SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTERS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $330.4K