Resources | Access to Care
Guides for Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Exploitation
Individuals who have experienced or are experiencing intimate partner violence, human trafficking, or exploitation may have challenges utilizing dental services. These resources are intended to support dental professionals and patients prepare for dental visits.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
Oral Health and Chronic Disease Management for Older Adults
Older adults may experience chronic diseases that have impacts to oral health including diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and cognitive disorders. This publication highlights promising practices from health centers that have implemented programs to support oral health integration to improve chronic disease outcomes. This document was created in partnership with the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
A Compendium of Veteran Oral Health Best, Promising, and Emerging Practice Approaches
NNOHA partnered with the American Institute for Dental Public Health to collect current practices to increase access to oral health care for veterans. This guide describes strategies to engage and serve veterans in the community for oral health care.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
Oral Health and Diabetes for Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Live webinar on 11/27/18
National Network for Oral Health Access and National Health Care for the Homeless Council have partnered to present this webinar on oral health and diabetes for patients experiencing homelessness. There is an association between periodontal disease and diabetes. There is a heavy burden of periodontal disease and diabetes for individuals experiencing homelessness due to the barriers they experience to healthcare. This webinar will review the relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes, barriers to healthcare, and prevalence of diabetes and periodontal disease in this population. This webinar will also feature health center experiences with treating patients who experience homelessness.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
Oral Health and Behavioral Health in Patients Experiencing Homelessness
NNOHA and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council developed this publication to bring awareness to the intersection of oral health and behavioral health concerns or cognitive impairment in people experiencing homelessness. The publication will share the impacts of behavioral health illness on oral health and how behavioral health and dental providers can work together to address this intersection in their practices.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
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