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Caring for Kids: Expanding Dental Health Services through School-Based Health Centers

This article discusses the goals, challenges, and anticipated outcomes of expanding dental health services through school-based health centers. It also provides information on funded projects, application statistics, and contact information.

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Caring for Kids: Expanding Dental Health Services through School-Based Health Centers

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  1. Caring for Kids: Expanding Dental Health Services through School-Based Health Centers Annette Ferebee, MPH, Deputy Director The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools November 11, 2002 The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  2. The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Located at GWU School of Public Health and Health Services Established in February 2001 Funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  3. Caring For Kids:Project Goals Support the development of sustainable models Increase available dental health care organized by school-based health centers Connect services to relevant public and private programs to assure coordination The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  4. Application Statistics Type of Model Applications Funded Projects Sealant 6 0 Comprehensive 33 5 School-Community 19 2 Partnership Total 58 7 The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  5. Dental Health Program Model Methodist Health Care Ministries, San Antonio, TX Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Columbia University, NYC, NY Samuel U. Rodgers CHC, Kansas City, MO St. John’s Community Health Investment Corp., Detroit, MI Children’s Hospital of NJ, Newark, NJ HEALS, Inc., Huntsville, AL The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  6. 7 Major Challenges for Dental Programs within SBHCs How to integrate children’s dental issues into the everyday thinking of medical staff? How to overcome complacency and/or disinterest of parents and the community How to secure off-site restorative services How to help parents share in responsibilities The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  7. 7 Major Challenges for Dental Programs within SBHCs (cont.) How to integrate dental services with other health center services How to recruit and configure provider staff in rural areas? How to pay for renovation of facilities? The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  8. Anticipated Outcomes Coordinate and integrate dental services into the SBHC Expand oral health services to underserved populations Develop clinical preceptorships for community dentistry The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  9. Anticipated Outcomes (cont.) Identify and target policies that can increase access to dental services Disseminate information to policy makers, the public and educators The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  10. Contact Information The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 505 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-466-3396 Fax: 202-466-3467 Web Site: www.healthinschools.org The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

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