Oral Health Integration Into a Pediatric Practice and Coordination of Referrals to a Colocated Dental Home at a Federally Qualified Health Center.

• Autores: Nandini Sengupta, Sonal Nanavati, Maria Cericola, Lisa Simon
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 107, Nº. 10, 2017, págs. 1627-1629
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We have integrated preventive oral health measures into preventive care visits for children at a federally qualified health center in Boston, Massachusetts. The program, started in 2015, covers 3400 children and has increased universal caries risk screening in primary care to 85%, fluoride varnish application rates to 80%, and referrals to a dental home to 35%. We accomplished this by minimizing pressures on providers' workflow, empowering medical assistants to lead the initiative, and utilizing data-driven improvement strategies, alongside colocated coordinated care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]