The following oral health resources are available for community dental clinics. If you have resources you would like to share, please contact Colleen Lampron at NNOHAinfo@gmail.com

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1. NNOHA E-Newsletter – August 2008,
    NNOHA E-Newsletter – May 2008
    NNOHA E-Newsletter – February 2008

2. Dental Forms Library - a collection of forms, manuals, and resources used by various dental clinics.

3. Dental Operations Manual

4. How to Start a Dental Clinic

5. For a Dental Budget Template Order Form, click here.
The Colorado Community Health Network developed these interactive templates for anyone considering building or leasing space for a new dental clinic.

• For a sneak preview of the Dental Budget Templates Build Option, click here.
  
• For a sneak preview of the Dental Budget Templates Lease Option, click here.
  The CCHN Dental Budget Templates© are available for $100 for individual organizations and $500 for networks or primary care associations who want to share them with their members. For a Dental Budget Template Order Form, click here.

6. Dr. Murray Rosenthal's Toolkit: Management Information System (MIS), http://www.healthinschools.org/static/sh/dental/manage.aspx, is a great resource for RVU information...

NNOHA does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of dental forms or links contained within this Web site, and accepts no liability for the content of this library or for any and all consequences resulting from the use of these forms or links or from any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. Any Health Center using these forms or links assumes all risk associated with their use.

7. ““Health Affairs,” the policy journal of the health sphere, recently published an article on oral health policy. It offers examples of discrepancies between policy and needs and examples of successful interventions that integrate oral health care with informed policy. To read the full article, visit: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/2/404”

8. This resource helps dental professionals learn how to use digital radiography: http://www.learndigital.net

ORAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE LIBRARY

The following documents were compiled or created as part of the Oral Health Collaboratives pilot conducted in 2005-2006.

Oral Health Implementation Manual

The following documents are referenced throughout the oral health implementation manual and are included here in their entirety for your reference:

1. Pedo Caries Risk Assessment – Sticker used for children ages 0-5 during initial exam and prevention visit. We print this onto a full page sticker then cut out so it will fit onto our progress note page. There are 2 entries per page.
   Author: High Plains Community Health Center
   
   
2. CAMBRA Risk Assessment – Caries Management by Risk Assessment – Caries risk assessment tool for children 0-5 years of age.
   Author: John D.B. Featherstone, MSc, PhD, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF and others
   
   
3. Anticipatory Guidance –  can be used by health professionals to educate pregnant women and caregivers of children about the importance of oral health and appropriate preventive interventions.
   Author: unknown
   
   
4. Oral Health and Pregnancy: A Review
   Author: Sangeeta Gajendra, B.D.S., M.P.H.;Jayanth V. Kumar, D.D.S., M.P.H.
   
   
5. Clinical Considerations for an Infant Oral Care Program
   Author: Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MS, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
   
   
6. ECC AG-6 step visit – Six steps for the child dental exam including Anticipatory Guidance
   Author: unknown
   
   
7. Fluoride Varnish Study 2006
   Author:  J.A. Weintraub*, F. Ramos-Gomez, B. Jue, S. Shain, C.I. Hoover,J.D.B. Featherstone, and S.A. Gansky
   
   
8. OHDP Patient Satisfaction Survey – Satisfaction survey for dental patients
   Author: Developed by the Oral Health Disparities Pilot
   
   
9. CHP Dental Balanced Scorecard – A dashboard of measures to assess program improvement and vitality.
   Author: Community Health Partners
   
   
10. Perinatal Oral Health – A PowerPoint presentation about oral health in pregnant women.
    Author: Jay R. Anderson, DMD, MHSA, Chief Dental Officer, Division of Clinical Quality,  Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration Mary E. Foley, RDH, MPH
    
    
11. Example of Flow Child - An example of a process map of the flow of a young child visit.
    Author: Kevin Little, Ph.D., Martin Leiberman, DDS
    
    
12. Redesign Tools Exercises –Power Point describing how to measure demand and capacity, work analysis, process mapping, waste analysis
    Author: Christine St. Andre, CSI, LLC.
    
    
13. Cycle Time Tool - a tool used to measure the time of a patient visit (from when the patient enters the clinic to departure from clinic).
    Author: © 2001, Trustees of Dartmouth College, Godfrey, Nelson, Batalden, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
    
    
14. Cycle Time Tool Spanish – unknown translator
    
    
15. Oral Health DSD Indicators – A set of 6 Delivery System Design (also called redesign) measures to assess practice efficiency and patient care effectiveness.
    Author:  Christine St. Andre, Colleen Lampron
    
    
16. Improving Access and Efficiency Dental – A presentation describing the principles behind improving access and practice efficiency in the dental setting.
    Author: Christine St. Andre, CSI LLC
    
    
17. Prenatal Brochure HP – Oral health educational brochure for pregnant women.
    Author: High Plains Community Health Center
    
    
18. HP Perinatal SMGS – Example of a SM goal sheet for use with pregnant women.
    Author: High Plains Community Health Center
    
    
19. HP ECC SMGS – SM goal sheet for use with young children and caregivers.
    Author: High Plains Community Health Center
    
    
20. CHP SM Sheet Child – Example of a SM goal sheet for use with young children.
    Author: Community Health Partners
    
    
21. CHP SM Sheet Caregiver – Example of a SM goal sheet for use with caregivers of young children.
    Author: Community Health Partners
    
    
22. SM Bibliography – Obtained from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement website (www.ihi.org)
    
    
23. Dental SM Tool – Example of a SM tool for use in the dental setting.
    Author: Grace Hill Community Health Center
    
    
24. NYSDOH Perinatal Guidelines - Practice guidelines developed by the New York State Department of Health. The guidelines address oral health care during pregnancy and early childhood. Separate recommendations are included for prenatal, oral health and child health professionals.
    Author: New York State Department of Health, 2006