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Presentation for: Access to Care Committee Jacqueline Brown, MHA, MSL, Program Director September 11, 2014
SLIDE 2 Dental care is the most common unmet
health need
It can affect overall health Much oral disease can be prevented Lack of services and resources for many
communities
- Very low provider-population ratio of dentists to
population
- Restrictive laws on use of dental hygienists
- Harder for dentists who were trained out of state to
relocate to NC, because of the licensure exam
Smiles for Life Curriculum
SLIDE 3 NCFAHP received grant from DentaQuest in
May 2013
- Partnerships and Community Feedback
Focus areas include:
- Medical/Dental Collaboration
- Oral Health Literacy
Implementation Phase: February 2014-
February 2016
Enhance current initiatives and avoid
duplication
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Mark Casey, DDS, MPH, NC Division of Medical Assistance
Steve Cline, DDS, MPH, Community Care of North Carolina
Kelly L. Close, RDH, MHA, NC DHHS, Oral Health Section, Division of Public Health
Adam Coleman, MSPAS, PAC, North Carolina Community Health Center Association
Mark Dessauer, MA, Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Maria Dover, MS, LMFT, NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs
Marian Earls, MD, Community Care of North Carolina
Katie Eyes, MSW, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Foundation
Greg Griggs, MPA, NC Academy of Family Physicians
Lew Lampiris, DDS, MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry
Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD, University
- f North Carolina at Chapel Hill School
- f Dentistry
Go Matsuo, DDS, NC DHHS
Kellan Moore, MPH, Care Share Health Alliance
Allison Owen, MPA, North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Alec Parker, DDS, NC Dental Society
Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Maggie Sauer, MHA, MS, NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs
Steve Shore, MSW, NC Pediatric Society
Willona Stallings, MPH, NC Council of Churches
Robin Tutor-Marcom, MPH, OTR/L, NC Agromedicine Institute
Lisa Ward, NC Dental Society
Marti Wolf, RN, MPH, North Carolina Community Health Center Association
Adam Zolotor, MD, DrPH, NC Institute of Medicine
SLIDE 5 Statewide Representation Stakeholder Benefits and Offerings
- Membership Opportunity
- Workgroup Participation
- Stakeholder Meeting Attendance
- Bi-Monthly Newsletter Updates
- Opportunities to provide feedback and share
success stories/promising practices
- Up-to-date information on community funding
- pportunities from DentaQuest
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NC School-Based Health
Alliance
Youth Empowering Solutions ECU School of Dentistry Integrated Care Policy
Summit
Medical/Dental Meetings
(Gastonia & Wilmington
Old North State Annual
Meeting
NC Minority Farmers &
Landowners Conference
Rural Health Community
Meetings (McDowell & Beaufort Counties
Wake Health Services DentaQuest ROHC Team ED Physicians Group Cornerstone CDC/NCC Rural Group Meeting Dental Safety Net Meeting
(Cumberland County)
CHIPRA Oral Health Meeting Dental Director Advisory
Board
CPI Advisory Board NC Agromedicine Institute
Board of Partners Meeting
Care Share Health Alliance Institute of Emerging Issues NC OHC Statewide
Stakeholder Meeting
AHEC Dental Directors
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SLIDE 8 Health care has removed the mouth from the rest
- f the body, but poor oral health can negatively
impact one’s overall health
- Obesity
- Heart disease
- Diabetes
Improve communication with physicians and
dentists to improve the health of patients
- Initial meetings held in Gastonia and Wilmington
- Follow-up and Commitment from Practices
- Highlighted at ADA Conference in Fall
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Insight Tool (behavioral health) led by Peter
Rives, COE and Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Assess integration projects from multiple angles Capture site data associated with integration
projects
Measure progress over time Identify areas of potential growth Link practices to resources advancement Potential collaboration with California Evaluation support by UNC Gillings School of
Global Public Health Students
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SLIDE 11 Led by Drs. Gary Rozier and Jessica Lee Improving community knowledge, and share oral
health messages
Lack of understanding leads to poorer oral health
knowledge, fewer dental care visits, worse oral health status, and worse oral health-related quality of life.
Working with the faith-based community through the
NC NC Cou Council of
Churches and farmers, fishers and loggers through the NC Ag Agromedic icin ine Insti titu tute te
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Partners in Health and
Wholeness Program
Distribution to 8 counties
in the Sandhills area
9 churches –
membership 70-400
4 denominations 1000 children and adults Health education
materials and kit (toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and timers)
Evaluation Support: UNC
MPH Student
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Health education
provided on-site by NC Agromedicine Institute nurses
Pocket card with oral
health messages
Statewide reach of 400
farmers, fishers and loggers
Kits provided Evaluation Support: UNC
MPH Student and NC Agromedicine Institute
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Donation of 1416 kits:
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SLIDE 16 GYMR Public Relations Firm, in-kind donation
by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
Core Communications Principles Speakers’ Bureau Media Campaign
- Statewide
- Charlotte Observer Interview – September 2014
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Evaluation Support: Google Analytics
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Facebook: NC Oral Health
Collaborative
Twitter: @NC_OHC #oralhealthnc
Evaluation Support: Google Analytics, HootSuite and Facebook
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Evaluation Support: Constant Contact
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Spread the word about oral health and the
power of prevention to clients, patients, employees, through social media
Contact the program director if you have
information for us to share
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Jacqueline Brown, MHA, MSL Program Director, NC Oral Health Collaborative 919-821-0485 x 234 jackie.brown@ncfahp.org
