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Connecting Health and Wellness to Career Development & Beyond: Center Life to Community Living

Connecting Health and Wellness to Career Development & Beyond: Center Life to Community Living. Oral Health & Wellness Program Pamela Alston, DDS, MPP Principal Dental Consultant. Focus of Oral Health & Wellness Program (OHWP). Reduce oral health disparities

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Connecting Health and Wellness to Career Development & Beyond: Center Life to Community Living

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  1. Connecting Health and Wellness to Career Development & Beyond: Center Life to Community Living Oral Health & Wellness Program Pamela Alston, DDS, MPP Principal Dental Consultant

  2. Focus of Oral Health & Wellness Program (OHWP) • Reduce oral health disparities • Risk assessment and disease control • Employment readiness • Removal of access barriers • Integrated system of care

  3. OHWP Guiding Principles • Oral Health is integral to general health and well-being of all students. • Oral Health and Wellness are pre-requisites to employment readiness. • Oral Health is influenced by “biosocial” factors.

  4. Job Corps Strategy • Integrated, accessible OH care services • Team consisting of DDS, RDH, and DA • Accountable for addressing oral treatment need • Developing a sustained partnership with the JC students, center staff and center units/depts. • Practicing in the context of community

  5. OHW During Career Development • Primary prevention • Dental treatment on a priority basis • Minimal time away from class/training • Structured follow-up and monitoring of oral health and wellness plans • Oral health education and promotion

  6. Center Life • An accessible dental home • Integrated system of care • Supportive work environment • A healthy community

  7. Transition to Community Living • Full understanding of oral health status • Community oral health resources • State dental insurance

  8. Workforce Participationand Community Living Long-term objectives— • Participation in a dental benefit program • Ability to afford dental care • Oral health and wellness

  9. Oral Health and Wellness Tool Box • Value of oral health and how it relates to overall health • Empowerment to make healthy choices • Responsible health care behavior • Attractive Smile

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