Oral Health (OH) - Acronyms

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

 

AAPD
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
AC4OH
Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health
ADA
American Dental Association
ADA
American with Disabilities Acct
ASTDD
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
BCFCW
Bureau of Child, Family and Community Wellness
BSS
Basic Screening Survey
CDT
Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature
CHIP
Children's Health Insurance Program
CHN
Community Health Nurse
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
DDS
Doctor of Dental Surgery (Dentist)
DHCFP
Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (Nevada Medicaid)
DMD
Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry or Doctor of Dental Medicine (Dentist)
ECC
Early Childhood Caries
EPSDT
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment
FFS
FFS
FQHC
Federally-Qualified Health Center
HCBS
Home and Community-Based Services
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HSSCO
Head Start State Collaboration Office
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP
Individual Education Program
IFSP
Individualized Family Service Plan
MCH
Maternal and Child Health
MCHAB
Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board
MCO
Managed Care Organization
MCO
Managed Care Organization
MIECHV
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
NAC
Nevada Administrative Code
NGCDD
Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
NRS
Nevada Revised Statutes
OHP
Oral Health Program
PANDA
Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness
PHE
Public Heath Endorsement
PPACA
Patient-Protection Affordable Care Act
RCHS
Rural Commuity Health Services
RDH
Registered Dental Hygienist
UNLV SDM
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine
UNSOM
University of Nevada School of Medicine
WIC
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

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Nevada State Oral Health Program
1001 Shadow Lane, MS 7411, B241
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone: (702) 774-2573
Fax: (702) 774-2521

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