The Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the Center for Health Workforce Studies
(CHWS) at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health completed a study to describe eff orts in
federally qualifi ed health centers in the United States to integrate oral health and mental/behavioral
health service delivery with primary care. The project used a qualitative methodology and included case
studies of 6 organizations across the US that were successfully integrating health services for patients.
This report was prepared for OHWRC by Margaret Langelier, Simona Surdu, and Nubia Goodwin from
CHWS, with layout design by Debbie Krohl. OHWRC is supported by the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number
U81HP27843, a Cooperative Agreement for a Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, in the
amount of $2,249,288. The content and conclusions of this report are those of OHWRC and should not
be construed as the offi cial position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, HRSA,
HHS, or the US government.
The mission of OHWRC is to provide accurate and policy-relevant research on the impact of the oral
health workforce on oral health outcomes. The research conducted by OHWRC informs strategies
designed to increase access to oral health services for vulnerable populations. OHWRC is based at CHWS
at the School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), and is the only
research center uniquely focused on the oral health workforce.
The views expressed in this report are those of OHWRC and do not necessarily represent positions or
policies of the S