PRINTER'S NO. 691
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
68
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, OWLETT, ZIMMERMAN, GAYDOS, CONKLIN, PICKETT,
HILL-EVANS, WEBSTER, WHEELAND AND STAMBAUGH, MARCH 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 1, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study to review the availability of dental services
in rural areas of this Commonwealth and to provide a report
detailing the options for improving access to oral health
care services.
WHEREAS, Lack of oral health care services leads to a greater
risk of chronic illnesses and poor health outcomes; and
WHEREAS, Teledentistry can be practiced in many ways,
including video consultations, provider education courses and
patient monitoring to address a patient's oral health; and
WHEREAS, Teledentistry is practiced in 23 states, with most
of those states allowing Medicaid agencies to authorize
reimbursement for teledentistry services; and
WHEREAS, Preventive dental care and treatment reduces
expenditures to treat other chronic and serious conditions; and
WHEREAS, Mobile dentistry has become a valuable tool in
delivering oral health care services to rural Pennsylvanians;
and
WHEREAS, Many Pennsylvanians, including residents enrolled in
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