What is Aurora Smiles?
The Aurora Smiles team works collaboratively to improve access to oral health services in Aurora through dental screenings, outreach, and education. For more information about Aurora Smiles, please email admin@AuroraHealthAlliance.org. See below for information and resources regarding oral health.
With a grant from Delta Dental, Aurora Smiles completed an outreach project encouraging Aurora dental providers to offer dental sealants for children. Click here to see the flyer:
Dental Home
Do you visit the same dentist for most or all of your dental needs? It’s important to find a dentist that you see on a regular basis. This is called a dental home. The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, including all kinds of oral health care delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way. (Source: American Association of Pediatric Dentists / https://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/D_DentalHome.pdf )
Health First Colorado members may call DentaQuest at 1-855-225-1729. CHP+ members can call DentaQuest at 1-888-307-6561, or visit the DentaQuest Website
Resources
ConnectAurora is a non-profit organization offering free, in-person help with health insurance enrollment.
Tri-County Health Department provides dental treatment to low-income seniors who live in Arapahoe County.
Colorado Gerontological Society administers the Senior Low Income Dental Program providing limited financial assistance to Denver metro area seniors for basic dental care.
Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) Dental Benefits Summaries:
— for Children (Members ages 0 through 20 years)
— for Adults (Members age 21 and over)
Sealant Use
Sealant use in Aurora – Dr. James Grant of DentaQuest
“Chopper Topper” Mobile Dental Sealant Program through Kids In Need of Dentistry (KIND)
Smart Mouths Smart Kids (helpful information for starting a school-based sealant program)
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center dental sealant program curriculum
Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) has additional resources and information
For Dental Providers
For CHP+ dental provider credentialing call DentaQuest at 1-800-233-1468 or visit their CHP+ Provider Portal
Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) Why become a Health First (Medicaid) Provider?
Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) Health First Colorado enrollment Portal
Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) Health First Colorado Provider Enrollment Page
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