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Access to Care. JICARILLA SERVICE UNIT . WHAT’S WORKING…. On-Site Programs for Screenings & Fluoride Applications: Head Start & Early Head Start Elementary Grade K Middle School Grades 5 thru 8. WHAT’S WORKING…. School-Based Dental Clinic:
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Access to Care JICARILLA SERVICE UNIT
WHAT’S WORKING… • On-Site Programs • for Screenings & Fluoride Applications: • Head Start & Early Head Start • Elementary Grade K • Middle School Grades 5 thru 8
WHAT’S WORKING…. • School-Based Dental Clinic: • Teen Wellness Center located in the Dulce High-School • Dental Champion – school nurse • Access for Grade 5 thru 12 • Preventive Services- Cleanings, OHI, Fluoride Applications and Sealants • No Broken Appointments / Captured Audience
WHAT’S WORKING…. • Open Access Clinics • No Appointments Needed for Patients Age 0 – 5 • Currently Wednesday Afternoons • Visual Screening, Toothbrush Prophy, OHI, GI Sealants, & Fluoride Application
Not so much… • WIC: unable to establish a Dental Champion and get foot in door • Mailings- letters sent to homes of 1 and 2 year olds achieved minimal response • Well-Child Visits- Our Medical Clinic does not use a “Block-Style” to schedule Well-Child Appointments. Therefore, it was difficult to establish a collaboration that was productive.
Case Managements • Elementary School Programs : Sealant Program by the State/ Names shared students in need of dental treatments/ do chart reviews to see if they are in TX or have fallen out/ call to reschedule/