Resource Details

Oral Health and Primary Care Integration: Optimizing Care Coordination to Improve Oral Health Access

Year Developed: 44636

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Nurse-Led Consortium (NNCC) (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: Integration of oral health and primary care practice is a strategy to help increase access to care for all populations. The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) hosted a webinar discussing promising practices for oral health integration that accounts for the unique needs of special populations like residents of public housing with a focus on care coordination.

Resource Details: This webinar featured a panel of two health centers that are leaders in medical and dental integration: Health Partners of Western Ohio and Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. Attendees learned how these two organizations implemented sustainable integration programs and engaged medical team members and health center leadership. Participants walked away with an understanding of how care teams support oral health education and treatment, and best practices for integration into primary care at health centers serving residents of public housing and other special populations.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues, Promising Practice

Resource Subtopic: Oral Health, Operational Feasibility, Oral Health (Dental Care), Impact/Outcomes.

Keywords: Access to Care, Appointments, Care Coordination, Education of - Staff (e.g., Competency-Based), Patient Education, Health Systems, Implementation Tools, Integrated Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Partnerships, Screening.