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VILLAGE POINTE
Lauren New, Caroline Survill, Maggie Clough, Katherine Tan, Kendra Morris, Katelyn Onley, Mark Managuio,
Emily Sybert, Samantha Callahan, & Fran Paraguas
OBJECTIVE: OH-4
OH-4 Reduce the proportion of adults who have ever had a permanent
tooth extracted because of dental caries or periodontal disease
o OH-4.1 Reduce the proportion of adults aged 45 to 64 years who have
ever had a permanent tooth extracted because of dental caries or
periodontal disease
o OH-4.2 Reduce the proportion of adults aged 65 to 74 years who have lost
all of their natural teeth
http://www.who.int/oral_health/en/
Barriers
Strategies
Impaired mobility
Unavailable resources
Finances
Poor attitudes
Lack support or live
alone
Decreased knowledge
http://www.who.int/oral_health/en/
Barriers
Access to care
o Financial
o Physical
o Cultural
Education
Strategies
Alleviates backlog
Increases efficiency during peak times
Decreases staff overhead
Private providers are paid by health
center
Avoids billing patient or Medicaid
How?
Where?
Cost?
FREE CLINICS
MI Health Link
o Experimental clinics coordinating
all health care
o For low-income seniors
o Only 36,000 enrolled
https://sachristiandental.org/
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/11/08/dual-eligible-mi-program/75106230/
+ 800%
PACE PROGRAM
PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) a Medicare and Medicaid
program that helps people meet their health care needs in the community
o Includes dentistry
o Local PACE programs in community
o Sentara PACE
665 Newtown Road South Suite 121 Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Suzanne Coyner
Riverside PACE
493C Oriana Road Newport News, VA 23608
Clinics
Park Place Medical Center in
Norfolk, VA and other locations
Opt for dental care from dental
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT
Access to transportation
o FQHC does not provide transportation for patients
Expansion of dental services offered at safety net clinics
o physical expansion
o contracting with private practices
Increasing familiarity among oral health professionals and other practices in order to
provide collaborative care
REFERENCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(2012). NCHS data brief. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db96.htm#among
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). Explore Oral Health Data by Topic. Retrieved November 12, 2015 from
http://nccd.cdc.gov/OralHealthData/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=DOH_DATA.ExploreByTopic&islTopic=ADT&islYear=2010&go=GO
Crozier, S. (2014, October 13). This was a blessing: Mission of mercy surpasses expectations, treating more than 1,200. ADA News. Retrieved from http://
www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2014-archive/october/this-was-a-blessing
Dental Statistics and Research. (2015). Retrieved November 12, 2015, from http://www.vhcf.org/data/statistics-and-research-on-dental-access/
Erb, R. (2015, November 8). New program gives expanded care for low-income people. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved from http://www.freep.com
/story/news/local/michigan/2015/11/08/dual-eligible-mi-program/75106230/
Increasing Access to Dental Care through Public Private Partnerships: Contracting Between Private Dentists and Federally Qualified Health Centers. (n.d.). An
FQHC Handbook.
Montini, T., Tseng, T. Y., Patel, H., & Shelley, D. (2014). Barriers to Dental Services for Older Adults. American journal of health behavior, 38(5), 781-788.
Thomas Wall, Kamyar Nasseh, Marko Vujici. (2014). Most important barriers to dental care are financial, not supply related. American Dental Association.
Retrieved from http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Science%20and%20Research/HPI/Files/HPIBrief_1014_2.ashx