Rural Oral Health ECHO

Title: Innovations in Rural Oral Health: Medical-Dental Integration

CEU: 1.0

Speaker: Cassie Harter, RDH, MPH

​​Abstract:
Cassie Harter will discuss the evaluation findings of a medical-dental integration (MDI) program implemented at a community health center (CHC) in rural Eastern Washington. The evaluation found that the program, which offered medical and dental services to women, infants, and children at a single visit, was feasible and effective at increasing access to quality care. Cassie will also share identified barriers and facilitators to MDI, which may inform future implementation strategies and studies.

 Learning objectives:

1. Define medical dental integration.
2. Explore the AHRQ’s IBHC Integration Framework and identify the functional domains.
3. Identify and describe the opportunities and challenges for this integration model in rural health settings.

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The American Institute of Dental Public Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. The ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the ADA CERP at www.ADA.org/CERP.

Title: Innovations in Rural Oral Health: Workforce

CEU: 1.0

Speakers: Laura McKeane, EFDA, Senior Director, Oral Health Services & Community Engagement, AllCare Health

Abstract:
The mouth is the gateway to the rest of our body and oral health is often viewed as separate from general health, however, it is in integral and important part of overall health. Behavioral health providers and nurse practitioners that work along side them are in a position to offer interventions for various oral health conditions as they have regular visits with their patients and they have a deep understanding of the patients individual needs. Additionally, behavioral health can impact oral health due to depression, stress, substance abuse and many others. Our hygienist works along side the other practitioners in the clinic and is a part of their team. We will talk about our project model developed in southern that has integrated an Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist into a behavioral health setting at Options for Southern Oregon and a physical health setting at Grants Pass Clinic. We will share the challenges, logistics involved in implementation, closed loop referral processes, workforce integration, but most importantly the successes we have achieved through this important work!

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine the physical/oral/behavioral health integration and the workforce model combination.
2. Identify the logistics involved in physical/oral/behavioral health integrations.
3. Discuss lessons learned from the success stories of Southern Oregon's integration pilot project.

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The American Institute of Dental Public Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. The ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the ADA CERP at www.ADA.org/CERP.

Title: Innovations in Community Care Delivery

Abstract:
The traditional healthcare system silos dental care from overall health care, creating problematic gaps in care for patients. In Ohio, a stakeholder group began to explore what a value-based care might look like. With this in mind, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health partnered with Oral Health Ohio to implement the MORE Care Ohio framework in rural areas of Ohio. The MORE Care framework establishes bidirectional partnerships between primary care and dental offices through value-based data reporting, an asynchronous online learning community and monthly synchronous action calls. The aim of this 25-month program is to promote accessible, equitable, and integrated care for patients. Previous iterations of MORE Care in other states have shown increases in key performance indicators (KPIs) for oral health.

Learning Objectives:

During this presentation, we will discuss the importance of engaging with local stakeholders to integrate value-based care in medical-dental practices using our MORE Care framework. By the end of the session, attendees should be able to:

1. Describe MORE Care Key Performance Indicators
2. Describe MORE Care Ohio operations
3. Identify challenges/successes faced in MORE Care Ohio

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The American Institute of Dental Public Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. The ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the ADA CERP at www.ADA.org/CERP.