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Iowa Edition  •  November 2017
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Special Care: Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs
Special Care: Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs

Families who have children with special health care needs face many challenges in securing the appropriate dental and health care services. Providing optimum oral health care for children with special health care needs starts with the creation of a ...

Quality Improvement
Special Care: Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs

Families who have children with special health care needs face many challenges in securing the appropriate dental and health care services. Providing optimum oral health care for children with special health care needs starts with the creation of a ...

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Identifying and Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect
Identifying and Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect

According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), physicians and dentists are required to ...

Your Practice
Identifying and Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect

According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), physicians and dentists are required to ...

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Claim Tip: Requesting Changes to Claims
Claim Tip: Requesting Changes to Claims

If you need to submit changes to a claim that you have already sent to MCNA, please keep in mind the following tips ...

MCNA Updates
Claim Tip: Requesting Changes to Claims

If you need to submit changes to a claim that you have already sent to MCNA, please keep in mind the following tips ...

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Enhancing Member Understanding
Enhancing Member Understanding

Differences in primary languages and other circumstances like hearing impairments can prevent a patient from understanding the important information they need to know about their oral health and treatment options.

The good news is that MCNA can help you overcome communication barriers when you treat one of ...

Communication
Enhancing Member Understanding

Differences in primary languages and other circumstances like hearing impairments can prevent a patient from understanding the important information they need to know about their oral health and treatment options.

The good news is that MCNA can help you overcome communication barriers when you treat one of ...

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Dr. Yum
Dr. Yum

The Dr. Yum Project started in 2011 as a website dedicated to teaching families about the benefits of healthy eating to combat childhood obesity. It has grown over time into a project designed to carry out the mission of transforming "the lives of families and communities by providing an understanding of the connection between food and overall health, as well as empowering them with the tools to live a healthy life."

This prolific organization offers many ...

Children's Corner
Dr. Yum

The Dr. Yum Project started in 2011 as a website dedicated to teaching families about the benefits of healthy eating to combat childhood obesity. It has grown over time into a project designed to carry out the mission of transforming "the lives of families and communities by providing an understanding of the connection between food and overall health, as well as empowering them with the tools to live a healthy life."

This prolific organization offers many ...

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Winter Holiday Season
Winter Holiday Season

The end of the year is jam-packed with festivals and holidays celebrating beliefs from many different cultural backgrounds. Here is a quick reminder about the major events that inspire all of the festivities we enjoy during the upcoming month:

  • Hanukkah: December 6 through 14
    • The eight-day festival of light symbolized by the eight candles of the menorah. Gatherings and festivities involve traditional foods, gifts, and games.
  • Christmas Day: December 25
    • The day commemorating and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ symbolized by nativity scenes and a decorated evergreen tree. Observations of this day involve music and carols, along with traditional foods and gifts.
  • Kwanzaa: December 26 - January 1
    • The seven-day festival of harvest symbolized by the seven candles of the kinara, the seven symbols, and the seven principles. Gatherings and festivities include African drums, singing and dancing, along with a large traditional meal.
  • New Year's Eve: December 31
    • The last day of the year and the close of the holiday season that is celebrated across the world with parties and countdowns during the final seconds before midnight.
Upcoming Events
Winter Holiday Season

The end of the year is jam-packed with festivals and holidays celebrating beliefs from many different cultural backgrounds. Here is a quick reminder about the major events that inspire all of the festivities we enjoy during the upcoming month:

  • Hanukkah: December 6 through 14
    • The eight-day festival of light symbolized by the eight candles of the menorah. Gatherings and festivities involve traditional foods, gifts, and games.
  • Christmas Day: December 25
    • The day commemorating and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ symbolized by nativity scenes and a decorated evergreen tree. Observations of this day involve music and carols, along with traditional foods and gifts.
  • Kwanzaa: December 26 - January 1
    • The seven-day festival of harvest symbolized by the seven candles of the kinara, the seven symbols, and the seven principles. Gatherings and festivities include African drums, singing and dancing, along with a large traditional meal.
  • New Year's Eve: December 31
    • The last day of the year and the close of the holiday season that is celebrated across the world with parties and countdowns during the final seconds before midnight.
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