This session explores the experiences — both triumphant and challenging — of the Alameda Health System, whose lessons may serve as a useful blueprint for other healthcare organizations and institutions seeking to make a meaningful impact on the dental health of homeless populations. Speakers: Wanda Johnson, Nurse Practitioner, Alameda Health System; Joshwin Hall, Dentist, Alameda […]
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National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center: Lack of access to dental care is a real problem for uninsured and underinsured individuals and families. This user-friendly, highly practical manual results from a collaboration among the Ohio Department of Health, the Indian Health Service, and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. It presents
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National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) recognizes that oral health programs have different environments, infrastructure, cultures, availability of resources, local burden of disease and political considerations. Therefore, end-users need to critically assess the promising practice information and adapt ideas and strategies to better meet the needs of their unique Health Center service populations. The
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This publication brings awareness to the intersection of oral and behavioral health among patients experiencing homelessness. We explore the prevelance and relationship between oral and behavioral health and the impacts they have on each other. The publication provides considerations for how mental health and oral health providers can work together to provide integrated whole person
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the dental industry worldwide, causing most practices to close initially due to the high-risk nature of dentistry. Awaiting leading health organizations to develop new guidelines, dental practices struggled to reopen in the early months of lockdown, and while most practices have made progress to reopen, maintaining access
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The National Network for Oral Health Access and the National HCH Council partnered to present this webinar on oral health and diabetes for patients experiencing homelessness. This webinar reviews barriers to oral health care for patients experiencing homelessness, examines the prevalence of diabetes and periodontal disease in this population, and features organizations with experience in treating
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Though insurance plans and government-run health care plans often treat dental and vision care as supplementary, health care providers and patients know that proper oral and eye care are essential to good health. As a 2000 Surgeon General report notes, “The terms oral health and general health should not be interpreted as separate entities. Oral
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Vision and oral health play a salient role in an individual’s overall health and quality of life. Having good vision can help an individual safely navigate the world in which they live as well as help to ensure a healthy and active lifestyle. Additionally, having good oral health can improve one’s ability to speak, smile,
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