ADVOCACY ALERT: Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) proposes key oral health legislation.May 30th, 2012 10:47pm - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Senator Sanders intends to introduce comprehensive legislation to address America’s oral health care crisis. This bill, which is set to be introduced next week on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, will expand dental coverage, increase access points, expand the oral health workforce, and improve education and research. Click here for the full text of the bill to read for yourself this soon-to-be introduced legislation that is relevant to the concerns of NNOHA members and the patients that NNOHA members serve. You can also read a Read More... Posted in: Policy & AdvocacyView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +NNOHA Webinar Slides Now Available!May 22nd, 2012 10:40am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Practice Management Technical Assistance: Delivering Sustainability to Health Center Dental Clinics Thank you for your interest in the webinar, “Practice Management Technical Assistance: Delivering Sustainability to Health Center Dental Clinics,” last Friday. We hope that you found the session informational and helpful, if you were able to attend. Please click on the link below to find the PowerPoint slides from the presentation. The archive of the presentation will be available shortly on our website at:http://www.nnoha.org/practicemanagement/webinars.html. As mentioned during the presentation, NNOHA recently launched a new webpage – Technical Assistance:http://www.nnoha.org/technicalassistance/main.html. If you would like to receive our consultation on funding options ... Read More...Posted in: New ResourcesView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +ADHA's 2012 CLL at the 89th Annual SessionMay 21st, 2012 2:24pm - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Save the Date: June 13-19, 2012
Meeting Location: Phoenix Convention Center
For more information contact info@nnoha.org or visit NNOHA's membership page at: http://www.nnoha.org/membership.html. Read More... Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Calling all abstracts for the 2012 NPOHC!May 16th, 2012 8:28am - Posted By: Maria Smith
NNOHA's National Primary Oral Health Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for Oral Presentations and/or Poster Presentations for the 2012 Conference. This year's conference will take place September 30 - October 3, 2012 at the Hilton Torrey Pines Hotel in La Jolla, CA. The theme is "Collaboration: Strengthening the Safety Net." The purpose of the Call for Abstracts is to collect applications that showcase and promote the replication of innovative and successful oral health programs and management strategies. The deadline for the Call for Abstracts application is June 15, 2012. Applicants are welcome to submit on the following clinical / education or operations training / best practices topics. Similar proposals per category may be asked to present as a group. Each speaker will have 30 minutes to present (20 minute presentation / 10 minute Q&A). ...Read More...Posted in: National Primary Oral Health Conference (NPOHC)View / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Health Care Innovation AwardsMay 15th, 2012 9:57am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
The CMS Innovation Center has announced the first batch of preliminary awardees for the Health Care Innovation Awards. Awardees include health centers, hospitals, universities and others. These organizations will implement projects in communities across the nation that aim to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly those with the highest health care needs. Funding for these projects are for 3 years. This list will be updated as additional projects are selected. The next batch of preliminary awardees will be announced in early June 2012. Click here for the list of awardees and more information on the Health Care Innovation Awards. ... Read More...Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Sign up for NOSORH's grant writing classesMay 15th, 2012 9:27am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) is offering grant writing classes through the NOSORH Grant Writing Institute. NOSORH has designed this institute specifically with the needs of SORHs, community leaders and rural health partners in mind. In addition to offering basic grant writing skills, NOSORH hopes the institute will give participants a greater understanding of rural health issues and the resources available to address those concerns. Learning sessions are offered via Webinar and are recorded for future use by the participants. Read More...Posted in: New ResourcesView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Congratulations to the Health Centers that received a total of $728M in government funding to serve more people!May 15th, 2012 9:02am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Click below to read the full article and quotes from HRSA's Mary Wakefield and President and CEO of NACHC, Tom Van Coverden. Read More...Posted in: Funding AlertView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute - Technical Assistance WebinarMay 8th, 2012 10:03am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
The American Dental Education Association and the University of the Pacific is pleased to announce our technical assistance webinar to assist potential applicants to the 2012 Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute. Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute (NLI) is “A new resource for a new future”. NLI is a year-long training program to foster academic-community partnerships on: community-based dental education and student diversity. It is an opportunity for dental educators and their community partners to address the problems of access and workforce disparities. Please visit http://www.adea.org/PipelineNLI for the brochure and a link to the application. The webinar is designed to provide an overview of the program and respond to timely, common technical assistance (TA) requests related to partnership requirements and project specifications, allowed budget allocat ... Read More...Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +The National Dental PBRN is now enrolling new practitioners!May 8th, 2012 9:51am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
The national network is a consortium of practices and clinics devoted principally to the oral health care of patients, but whose members investigate research questions with practical impact that will improve the quality of dental care. The goals are to conduct national oral health studies on topics of importance to practitioners and their patients, to provide evidence to improve routine dental care, and to facilitate movement of the latest evidence into routine clinical practice. A key objective is to conduct studies that will improve the knowledge base for clinical decision-making. Hundreds of practitioners and thousands of patients have benefited by participating in the first phase during 2005-2012, which involved three regional networks. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (www.NIDCR.nih.gov), part of the National Institutes of Health, ... Read More...Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Watch The ABC News Special With Diane Sawyer On Oral HealthMay 3rd, 2012 2:12pm - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Click here to watch the ABC News Special with Diane Sawyer, "Hidden America: Do Dentists Turn Away Children?" Want to Get More Involved? Follow NNOHA on Twitter to stay up-to-date on our policy activities or visit: http://www.nnoha.org/advocacy.html for more info. ... Read More...Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +The 2012 Faculty Loan Repayment Program - Application Cycle Is Now Open!May 3rd, 2012 1:55pm - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Health professions faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds can receive up to a maximum of $40,000 towards repayment of their student loans in exchange for educating tomorrow's clinicians. Individuals selected to participate in the program agree to serve on the faculty of an accredited health professions college or university for 2 years. The Government pays up to a maximum of $40,000 of the participant's student loans and provides funds to offset the tax burden. The financial assistance offered through FLRP decreases the economic barriers associated with pursuing a career as a health professions educator preparing the next generation of health professionals. Click here for more information. The deadline to apply is June 12, 2012. Click here for more information. Read More...Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +NNOHA is hiring a full-time Policy AnalystMay 3rd, 2012 10:31am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Policy Analyst Position General Description: The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is a national non-profit membership organization of dental providers who care for patients in safety net oral health settings. The members of NNOHA are committed to improving the overall health of the country's underserved individuals through increased access to oral health services. NNOHA’s Policy Analyst’s principal responsibility is to develop and support NNOHA’s public policy objectives. Specific responsibilities include working with the NNOHA members to promote expanded oral health access policies at the national and state levels, developing policy relevant briefs on various topics related to oral health access, planning convening of stakeholders, monitoring activities at all government levels that are relevant to the mission of NNOHA. This full-time position is located in the Denver, Color ... Read More...Posted in: News from NNOHAView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +NNOHA Board Member in the News!May 3rd, 2012 7:45am - Posted By: Jennifer Hein
Dr. Huong Le discusses the impacts of MediCal oral health cuts to patients in her California practice. To read the full article visit: http://www.healthycal.org/archives/8503. Read More...Posted in: NNOHA Members in the NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google + |
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