The North Dakota Oral Health Program works with external evaluators to assess the progress of various program components. Evaluation activities include a review of patient data, focus groups, key informant interviews, and survey research. Some evaluation documents are on the evaluator's website and are linked below.
Evaluation Products: 2024-2025
- Report: North Dakota Department of Health Oral Health Program: Full evaluation of the Oral Health Program’s activities under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant, State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes (6-year close out report)
Evaluation Products: 2023-2024
- Brief | Improving health and dental care access in North Dakota, evaluation of medical dental integration 2023
- Report | Evaluation of SEAL!ND: School Year 2023-2024
- Fact Sheet | North Dakota Schools Welcome School-Based Dental Sealant Programs: 2023-2024 School Year
- Fact Sheet | Community Impact: School-based sealant program, 2023-2024
- Fact Sheet | Promoting Dental Careers: R-Cool Health Scrubs Camps and Academies
- Fact Sheet | Dental Student Rotations at Community Health Centers in North Dakota: Increasing the Dental Workforce and Serving Community
Evaluation Products: 2022-2023
- Report: North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services Oral Health Program: Full evaluation of the Oral Health Program’s activities under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant, State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes (year four)
- Brief | Dental Student Rotations at a Federally Qualified Health Center in North Dakota
- Booklet | Opportunities and Need to Promote Oral Health Equity in North Dakota
- Report | Evaluation of SEAL!ND: School Year 2022-2023
Evaluation Products: 2021-2022
- Infographic | Students who are American Indian: Seal!ND 2021-2022 School Year
- Infographic | COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Student Oral Health: Seal!ND 2021-2022 School Year
- Infographic | Reach of SEAL!ND: Impact for Students in North Dakota, 2021-2022 School Year
- Infographic | Dental Concerns for the Youngest Patients: Data from the SEAL!ND 2021-2022 School Year
- Report | Evaluation of SEAL!ND: School Year 2021-2022
- Brief: Improving Health and Dental Care Access in North Dakota, Evaluation of Medical Dental Integration 2023
- Report | Full Evaluation of the Oral Health Program’s Activities under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grant, State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes
Evaluation Products: 2020-2021
- Infographic | North Dakota School-Based Sealant Program: 2020-2021
- Infographic | Dental Student Rotations at a Federally Qualified Health Center in North Dakota
- Brief | Medical-Dental Integration in North Dakota: An Evaluation
- Report | Evaluation of SEAL!ND: School Year 2020-2021
- Report | Full Evaluation of the Oral Health Program’s Activities under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grant, State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes
Evaluation Products: 2019-2020
- Report | NDDDoH, Oral Health Program: Year Two Evaluation Report
- Brief | Impact and Reach of SEAL!ND: 2019-2020 School Year
- Brief | ND School Personnel's Experience with SEAL!ND 2019-2020 School Year
- Infographic | North Dakota School-Based Sealant Programs: 2019-2020
- Brief | Evaluation of Medical-Dental Integration at the University of North Dakota Center for Family Medicine
- Report | Medical-Dental Integration at the University of North Dakota Center for Family Medicine
- Brief | Dental Student Rotations at a Federally Qualified Health Center
- Report | Evaluation of Dental Student Rotations in North Dakota Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Fact sheet | Smiles for Life: Data Snapshot
- Fact sheet | Dental Pain Management in Dental Clinics, Emergency Rooms, and Primary Care Settings in North Dakota
- Fact Sheet | High Rates of Decay and Need for Dental Treatment Among American Indian and Alaska Native Kindergartners in ND
- Fact Sheet | High Rates of Decay and Need for Dental Treatment Among Rural Kindergartners in ND
- Fact Sheet | The Intersection of Oral Health and Hypertension: Blood Pressure Pilot Project Results, Year 2
Evaluation Products: 2018-2019
- Fact Sheet | The Intersection of Oral Health and Hypertension: Blood Pressure Pilot Project Results, Year 1
- Fact Sheet | Medical-Dental Integration in North Dakota 2018-2019
- Fact Sheet | Progress and Reach of the SEAL!ND Program: 2018-2019 School Year
- Poster | Evaluation of a Comprehensive Program Addressing Oral Health in Multiple, Diverse Community Settings
- Poster | Benefits of Medical-Dental Integration for Medical Residents, Providers, and Patients