Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations (2011)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2011. Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13116.
| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AAPA | American Academy of Physician Assistants |
| AAPD | American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry |
| ABCD | Access to Baby and Child Dentistry |
| ACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| ACF | Administration for Children and Families |
| ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| ADA | American Dental Association |
| ADHA | American Dental Hygienists’ Association |
| ADHP | advanced dental hygiene practitioner |
| ADT | Minnesota advanced dental therapist |
| AGD | Academy of General Dentistry |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AI/AN | American Indians and Alaska Natives |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| ARC-PA | Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant |
| ASTDD | Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors |
| BCBSMA | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CADPP | Critical Access Dental Payment Program |
| CDA | certified dental assistant |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2011. Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13116.
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDHC | community dental health coordinator |
| CDT | certified dental technician |
| CHC | community health center |
| CHIP | Children’s Health Insurance Program |
| CHIPRA | Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CODA | Commission on Dental Accreditation |
| DHAT | dental health aide therapist |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DGME | direct Graduate Medical Education |
| DMD | Doctor of Dental Medicine |
| DT | Minnesota dental therapist |
| ECC | early childhood caries |
| ED | (hospital) emergency department |
| EFDA | expanded function dental assistant |
| EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment |
| FEHBP | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program |
| FPL | federal poverty level |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| GAMC | General Assistance Medical Care |
| GAO | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| GME | Graduate Medical Education |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HKD | Healthy Kids Dental |
| HPSA | Health Professional Shortage Area |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| LME | indirect medical education |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| LHD | local health department |
| LTC | long-term care |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2011. Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13116.
| MCH | Maternal and Child Health |
| MCHB | Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
| MEPS | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MHCP | Minnesota Health Care Program |
| MOM | Missions of Mercy |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
| NHSC | National Health Service Corps |
| NIDCR | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NOHSS | National Oral Health Surveillance System |
| NP | nurse practitioner |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| OHS | Office of Head Start |
| OIG | Office of the Inspector General |
| PA | physician assistant |
| PGY-1 | Postgraduate Year One |
| RDHAP | registered dental hygienist in alternative practice |
| SBHC | school-based health center |
| SHCN | special health care needs |
| SNODENT | Systematized Nomenclature of Dentistry |
| SODM | School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina University |
| SPRANS | Special Projects of Regional and National Significance |
| STFM | Society of Teachers in Family Medicine |
| URM | underrepresented minority |
| 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 |
| WDOH | Washington Department of Health |
| WDSHS | Washington Department of Social and Health Services |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
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