Advancing Oral Health in America (2011)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
| AADR |
American Association for Dental Research |
| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AAPD |
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry |
| AAPHD |
American Association of Public Health Dentistry |
| ACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| ADA |
American Dental Association |
| ADHA |
American Dental Hygienists’ Association |
| AGD |
Academy of General Dentistry |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AI/AN |
American Indians and Alaska Natives |
| ASH |
Assistant Secretary for Health |
| ASTDD |
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors |
| BHP |
Bureau of Health Professions |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BOP |
Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| BPHC |
Bureau of Primary Health Care |
| CDA |
certified dental assistant |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDHC |
community dental health coordinator |
| CDT |
certified dental technician |
| CHIP |
Children’s Health Insurance Program |
| CHIPRA |
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act |
| CLAS |
National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CODA |
Commission on Dental Accreditation |
| COSTEP |
Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Programs |
| CRNA |
certified registered nurse anesthetist |
| DDS |
Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DePAC |
Dental Professional Advisory Committee |
| DHEW |
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| DMD |
Doctor of Dental Medicine |
| DOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
| DOE |
U.S. Department of Education |
| DOJ |
U.S. Department of Justice |
| DQA |
Dental Quality Alliance |
| ECC |
early childhood caries |
| EFDAs |
expanded function dental assistants |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPSDT |
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment |
| FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FPL |
federal poverty level |
| FQHCs |
Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
| GAO |
U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| GME |
Graduate Medical Education |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| ICD |
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems |
| ICE |
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service |
| IMB |
Into the Mouths of Babes |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| MCHB |
Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
| MEPS |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MHS |
Military Health System |
| MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
| NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCP |
National Caries Program |
| NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHSC |
National Health Service Corps |
| NIDCR |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| NIDR |
National Institute for Dental Research |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NOHI |
new Oral Health Initiative |
| NOHSS |
National Oral Health Surveillance System |
| NP |
nurse practitioner |
| NQF |
National Quality Forum |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| OHCC |
Oral Health Coordinating Committee |
| OHI 2010 |
Oral Health Initiative 2010 |
| OHPC |
National Oral Health Policy Center |
| OHRC |
National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center |
| OIG |
Office of the Inspector General |
| PA |
physician assistant |
| RDHAP |
registered dental hygienist in alternative practice |
| SNODENT |
Systematized Nomenclature of Dentistry |
| TEAM |
training in expanded auxiliary management |
| URM |
underrepresented minority |
| USCG |
U.S. Coast Guard |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USPHS |
U.S. Public Health Service |
| USPSTF |
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
| VA |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WIC |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
