• Expose new FQHC Dental Directors to the concept and application of effective leadership

• Describe methods in leadership and working within the Health Center’s administrative team

• Discuss applications of leadership in Health Center financial planning, data monitoring, outreach, and team building

• Discuss the characteristics of Health Center patient populations

• Recognize common terms used to reference Health Center oral health programs

• Describe how Health Centers are financed

• List Health Center partners

• Understand statistics and issues around the current HC workforce to inform recruitment methods and strategies

• Develop an effective hiring process

• Foster a positive work environment to maximize retention

• Develop ideal staffing and equipment ratios for your program

• Understand how students, hygienists and new dental team members might be effectively utilized

• Understand the importance of quality

• Distinguish between quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement (QI) systems

• Develop quality plans and measures for a dental program that will drive progress towards population health status goals

• Explore the role of leadership and quality

• Understand what risk management is and the role of a Dental Director

• Identify the risk areas in a Health Center dental program

• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of the available risk assessment tools

• Understand how to set up a good risk management process

• Develop a financial strategy

• Become familiar with common Health Center financial terms

• Understand basic Health Center financial tools

• Locate and utilize helpful resources

• Describe medical-dental integration activities in early adopter Health Centers

• Understand the characteristics of Health Centers that have achieved high levels of medical-dental integration

• Develop strategies to overcome integration barriers

• Apply best practices from early adopters

"Boot Camp weekend was a wonderful way for all of us scholars to network, share ideas and problems, and most of all, come together to learn. I have learned so much from all the trainings and opportunities. I highly recommend the program to other Dental Directors.”

-Lisa Bozzetti, DDS, Cohort 1

Dental Director, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Hillsboro, OR