 Resources for Providers
NNOHA is continually compiling and developing resources for all Health Center dental providers. Links to Workforce or Practice Management-specific resources are included above. These areas will be enhanced in 2009-2011. A list of general resources is included below. If you have resources you would like to share, please contact Terry Hobbs at terry@nnoha.org
NNOHA Literature Review
Members of NNOHA's Communications Committee are reviewing articles of interest for Health Center dental providers.
Click here to see the complete list, reviews, and links to the original articles. |
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NNOHA Publications and Documents
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One of NNOHA’s main resources for keeping connected with our membership is the quarterly newsletter. Click on the links below to review the most recent and previous issues:
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NNOHA’s Health Information Technology Committee put together an HIT White Paper. The paper includes an analysis of the different electronic dental records products currently available to Health Centers. It contains a wealth of information on the different requirements, both technical and operational, for a good electronic dental record product. It lists the various criteria that Dental Directors and their teams should look for when considering an electronic dental record (EDR) product, initial costs, and tips on how to write a Request for Proposal. The products are rated based on a list of criteria that the committee members felt important to the operations of a Health Center dental program. The costs to obtain each product including training and on-going support, the potential interface with other products, and the questions to ask when considering a Request for Proposal (RFP). There is also excellent information on digital radiography systems. Click here for a pdf of the document. |
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In December 2008, NNOHA coordinated a Prevention Summit for experts in the field to summarize the successful models available for prevention. Click here to read the summary paper from the summit. |
The NNOHA Board has created an official position statement for the development of Healthy People 2020. The document contains a history of NNOHA, a summary of the importance of oral health, and proposed subject areas for inclusion in the development of HP2020, click here for more. |
As momentum for health care reform is building, it is vital that NNOHA members voice the importance of including oral health. Discussions about health care reform are taking place across the country. NNOHA has collected talking points to help emphasize the importance of oral health as part of overall health.
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1. “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
2. This resource helps dental professionals learn how to use digital radiography: http://www.learndigital.net
3. JADA recently published an article about a 1-year study in motivating parents to prevent caries in young children. Read the entire article here.
4. The New York State Oral Health Coalition has released its annual report. The report includes information on the coalition’s activities as well as data on New York ’s citizens. Read the entire article here.
5. Management of amalgam waste in dental offices is important, newsworthy, and might be something that an “informed” patient may ask about. This is a link to the ADA website detailing options in this regard click here.
6. Policy Information Notice (PIN) 98-23. This document highlights what ‘must’ and what ‘should’ be done to be in compliance with the federal grant. Click Here to read the PIN. For additional information on HRSA’s program requirements, visit http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm.
7. For the New York State Department of Health 'Oral Health Care During Pregnancy and Early Childhood Practice Guidelines', click here
8. For the June, 2006 JADA article Safety Net Dental Clinic, Current Capacity and Potential for Expansion, click here
9. Managing CA's Medicaid Dental Program: Lessons from Other States; http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemid=133985
10. 3M ESPE offers online courses available for CE credits. Courses include ‘Making Better Impressions’, ‘Sealants in Preventive Dentistry’, ‘Glass Ionomers in Restorative Dentistry’ and more. Click here to open the attached list of CE courses or for more information, please visit: http://espertiseinteractivelearning.com/training.asp
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.
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