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