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 |
