START-UP & EXPANSION OF DENTAL SERVICES
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Oral Health Infrastructure Series: Brick and Mortar Expansion
Live webinar 9/25/19
As part of the 2019 HRSA Oral Health Infrastructure funding, NNOHA is offering a series of four webinars on various infrastructure enhancements for new or enhanced integrated oral health services. The first webinar of the series will focus on brick and mortar expansion. This webinar will feature Capital Link and two Oral Health Service Expansion awardees: Terry Reilly Health Services, and Project HOME. Capital Link is a HRSA National Cooperative Agreement grantee that provides assistance to health centers in capitalization. Capital Link will discuss capitalization strategies for health centers. Terry Reilly Health Services, ID, will discuss their previous dental clinic expansion of adding a dental suite into a medical clinic. Project HOME, PA, will discuss how they expanded the number of operatories in their dental clinic
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
Health Center Oral Health Start-Up Tool Kit
This document highlights NNOHA resources that may be beneficial for a Health Center or safety-net organization considering starting up an oral health program and/or applying for an Oral Health Expansion Grant.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
Increasing Oral Health Access Through Clinic Expansion
This promising practice describes key points and lessons learned when expanding a dental clinic or building a new one through a HRSA expansion grant.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
NNOHA Oral Health Infrastructure Toolkit
This NNOHA toolkit provides guidance on new start-ups for direct dental services. The toolkit is a collection of resources from NNOHA and outside organizations.
This resource was supported by NNOHA's HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partnership.
Expanding Scope- The Swedish Community Specialty Clinic
This promising practice describes how Swedish Community Specialty Clinic, working in conjunction with community partners, provides complex oral surgery procedures that safety net clinics are unable to provide for their non-insured and/or low-income patients.
Ohio Safety Net Dental Clinics
Maintained by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center and the Ohio Department of Health, Oral Health Program, Ohio Safety Net Dental Clinics is a comprehensive online portal to the tools and information necessary to start and maintain the operations and delivery of health care services in safety net dental clinics in Ohio.
Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual
This manual is designed to help dental clinic staff with all aspects of clinic development and ongoing operations. Chapter topics include partnerships and planning, facility design and staffing, financing, clinic operations, quality improvement, and program sustainability. Links to sample policies, efficiency tips, professional standards, supply lists, floor plans, design tips, equipment photographs, customizable budget worksheets, funding strategies, quality improvement plans, fact sheets, and websites are included. Updates to the Web site’s contents are made continually. Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Written by Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Oral Health Services, U.S. Indian Health Service, and Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors.
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