Monday Roundtable Luncheon
Valerie Robison, Ph.D., DDS, MPH, PhD
Dental Officer
CDC Division of Oral Health
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS) is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is a population-based surveillance system that collects data on selected maternal behaviors and experiences that occur before during and shortly after pregnancy, among women who deliver a live-born infant. Survey questions on oral health during pregnancy include receipt of teeth cleaning and oral health education, having dental insurance and having a need to see a dentist for a problem. The presenter will: 1) provide an overview of national and state level findings from the most recent (2012-2015) Phase 5 PRAMS data; 2) discuss the types of analyses that have been conducted since oral health questions were first added in 1998, and; 3) demonstrate websites where the user can analyze PRAMS data, find summary data and find dissemination products (fact sheets, infographics). Participants will discuss ideas for state-level analyses that could be useful for program and policy development.