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 |