Texas

Name	Description	Variables
Super Smile Savers Program – Harris County / Houston level data	Data on school children oral health in Houston Schools.	Tooth decay (open data not available to list the exact variable list).
Texas Oral Health Surveillance System (TOHSS)	county level data on fluoridation levels in Texas.	Fluoridation level of water by county
ROHDEO – Repository of oral health data evaluation and outcomes	Basic Screening Survey (BSS) data on preschool children, school-age children, and adults. Data modules : demographic data (county, gender, race/ethnicity, etc.) and data on access to dental care (last dental visit, dental insurance status, etc.) Current data available: Dental health professional shortage area by county, untreated decay by county stratified by age. Upcoming data: Oral health workforce	Variables of the data module mentioned in “Description.”
Texas Oral Health Coalition	They do not have a data source, but their website has a report card on Texas Oral Health statistics, which has a summary of oral health variables.
Kaiser Family Foundation	They do not have a data source, but their website has a report card on Texas Oral Health statistics, which has a summary of oral health variables. The website has state-level information on Demographics and the Economy Health Costs & Budgets Health Coverage & Uninsured Health Insurance & Managed Care Health Reform Health Status HIV/AIDS Medicaid & CHIP Medicare Minority Health Providers & Service Use Women’s Health
Texas Health Institute	The website has a report and the report has sources of variables relating to oral health. County level data sources: oral cleft palate rate – https://www.dshs.texas.gov/birthdefects/ oral cancer incidence rate – http://www.dshs.texas.gov/tcr/home.aspx oral cancer mortality rate – http://www.dshs.texas.gov/tcr/home.aspx From source https://www.dshs.texas.gov/chs/hprc/health.shtm Population to General Dentist Ratio Population to Specialized Dentist Ratio Population to Dental Hygienist Ratio Population to Dental Assistant Ratio Population enrolled in Medicaid (Dental) & CHIP – https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/records-statistics/data-statistics/healthcare-statistics
BRFSS	Available for all states through BRFSS.	more than one year since they have seen a dentist
BRFSS	available for all states through BRFSS.	Number of permanent teeth extracted
ADA	The data is available through ADA health policy institute	Adults with Private Dental Benefits Coverage
ADA	The data is available through ADA health policy institute	Children with Private Dental Benefits Coverage
ADA	The data is available through ADA health policy institute	Children with Medicaid Coverage
ADA	The data is available through ADA health policy institute	Percentage of Population on Community Water Systems Receiving Fluoridated Water
ADA	The data is available through ADA health policy institute	Number of Dentists per 100,000 Population
ADA	The data is available through ADA health policy institute	Percentage of Dentists Participating in Medicaid for Child Dental Services
Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System, 2011		dental visits during pregnancy
Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas and Safety Nets 2016		Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas and Safety Nets

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