Other Guidance, Directives & Resources

• Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
• COVID-19 Resources
• Communications Guide: Simple Answers to Top Questions

Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors

• Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Manual for State and Territorial Oral Health Programs (2021 Update)

Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)

• Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)
• Infection Prevention & Control Guide for School Sealant Programs During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• COVID-19 WEBINAR SERIES  (November 6, 2020; November 20, 2020; December 11, 2020; January 8, 2021)
• Watch ADA-OSAP COVID-19 Infection Control Protocols and Procedures Webinar
• Watch On Demand: ADA-OSAP Respiratory Protection in the Era of COVID-19
• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Toolkit

• Cochrane Oral Health
• Recommendations for the re-opening of dental services: a rapid review of international sources

• North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative
• COVID-19 Resources

Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (The Georgetown University)

• Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
• Health Workforce Diversity Tracker
• Emergency Health Workforce Policies to Address COVID-19 Webinar Series

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

• CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
• Congressional Engagement Matrix (for identifying and contacting Members of Congress, Committees, and Staff)
  • User Guide-Congressional Engagement Matrix
• Dental Providers Offer a Key Access Point for COVID-19 Booster Shots
• Major National Survey Reveals Impending Spike in Oral Health Needs
• Patient Safety:  A Guide to Ensuring Effective Communication about Dental Care
• Taking Steps to Address the Connection Between Race and COVID-19
• Approaches for Prioritizing Care in Response to COVID-19
• Providers Worry about PPE, New Protocols
• COVID-19 EDUCATION SERIES
• Saliva & COVID-19 Testing in Clinical Dental Practice
• Fast-Track to Teledentistry

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health/Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention

• CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
• Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)
• Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID -19 Pandemic
• CareQuest/OSAP – COVID-19 IS CHANGING HOW DENTAL PROVIDERS ARE TREATING PATIENTS
• OSAP/CareQuest BEST PRACTICES FOR INFECTION CONTROL IN DENTAL CLINICS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• National Association of Community Health Centers
• COVID-19: Re-opening of Dental Practices

National Network for Oral Health Access

• National Network for Oral Health Access
• The Role of Dental Providers in Vaccine Delivery and Policy Recommendations
• COVID-19 Oral Health Listening Sessions: Summary of Findings (March 18-20)

• State Approaches to Contact Tracing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

American Medical Association

• American Medical Association 
• AMA COVID-19 Resources
• COVID-19  Health Equity Resources

American Association of Dental Boards

• American Association of Dental Boards
• COVID-19 TESTING & VACCINE SURVEY RESPONSE SUMMARY
• FRAMEWORK FOR EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF COVID-19  VACCINE
• COVID-19 Resources

Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice

• Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice
• COVID-19 Oral Health Resource Kit

World Health Organization

• World Health Organization COVID-19 Pandemic
• Draft Global Oral Health Strategy
• Three Videos Related to Oral Health Services During COVID-19

National Rural Health Association

• National Rural Health Association
• 2021 Rural Health Equity Conference:  May 4, 2021

Various Articles, Reports and Documents

• Native Oral Health Network: Oral Health Policy and Improvement Strategies in Oklahoma
• Joint Statement Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Oral Health Care Workers
• Modern Healthcare:  Enlisting medical teams for dental care
• Santa Fe Group:  COVID-19 Challenges and Consequences Series
• Kaiser Family Foundation:  “Medicare and Dental Coverage: A Closer Look”
• Virtual National Health Equity Summit Video Archive Featuring Over 100 Sessions and a Faculty of Over 250 National Experts is Now Available
• The UnitedHealth Foundation recently released its “Health Disparities Report; 2021.”
• Bipartisan Policy Center: “Positioning America’s Public Health System for the Next Pandemic”
• KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Information, and Experiences Among Hispanic Adults in the U.S. | KFF
• Santa Fe Group White Paper-COVID-19: a Catalyst for Engendering Public Trust in Health Care and Building Back a Better Health Profession Response
• Kaiser Family Foundation and Washington Post:  Findings from a comprehensive survey focusing on the intentions among frontline health care workers to get vaccinated, and the factors influencing those decisions
• Ad Council’s COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative:  “It’s Up to You”
• CommuniVax:  Equity in Vaccination: A Plan to Work with Communities of Color Toward COVID-19 Recovery and Beyond
• Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare: Addressing Oral Health Inequity Based on Disability
• National Academy for State Health Policy:  States’ COVID-19 Reopening/Reclosing Plans & Mask Requirements
• Racial Disparities in COVID-19: Key Findings from Available Data and Analysis
• Person-Centered Care Model in Dentistry, BMC Oral Health, 2020
• Structural Racism and Health Inequities in the USA: Evidence and Interventions, The Lancet, 2017
• White Paper on Dental Caries Prevention and Management, Caries Prevention Partnership, 2016
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents (New England Journal of Medicine)
• Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness (Key and essential resources, tools, and training to prepare for and respond to COVID-19 in your community.)