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Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center:

Join our team of expert consultants to enhance oral health in Northwest Tribal communities. Our programs focus on clinical support, prevention, and oral health surveillance, with opportunities for continuing education courses and collaborative efforts. Let's work together to prevent Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and promote healthy smiles!

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Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center:

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  1. Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center: • Joe Finkbonner, RPH, MHA (Lummi) • Ticey Casey, BS (Siletz) • Project Manager • Bonnie Bruerd, DrPH • HP/DP Consultant • Bruce Johnson, DDS • Clinical Consultant • Kathy Phipps, DrPH • Epidemiologist Consultant

  2. The overall goal of the NTDSC is to improve the oral health of American Indian people in the Pacific Northwest.

  3. Collaboration with the 34 IHS/Tribal dental programs in the Portland Area to address the broad challenges and opportunities associated with these dental programs.

  4. Four-prong approach • Clinical Program Support • Prevention Program Support • Implementation of an oral health surveillance system (BSS) • Provision of CDE opportunities

  5. Sample Activities • On-site program reviews • Public health orientation for new dental staff • Quarterly newsletter and email groups • Assist with grant writing • On-site and regional CDE courses • Yearly Prevention Coordinators and Dental Chiefs meetings

  6. National ECC Collaborative

  7. Comprehensive and Collaborative

  8. ECC Family Materials:Mighty Mouth Sealants and Fillings

  9. Portland Area Progress: 0-5 Access

  10. Portland Area Progress: 0-5 Sealants

  11. Portland Area Progress: Fluoride

  12. Portland Area Progress: ITRs

  13. Dental Access for Young Children: A Missed Opportunity • 100 children X 4 visits = 400 visits 400 visits X $300 = $120,000 • We are missing opportunities to increase revenueAND prevent ECC • We need the support of the tribes, CEOs, and SU administration to prevent ECC

  14. Our goal is to prevent ECC!!!

  15. NTDSC Highlights • Provide 6-8 clinical and prevention site visits • Provide dental staff with CDE credits • Completed Oral Health Surveys on 1-5 year olds last year and 6-8 year olds this year. • Ongoing communication with 34 programs.

  16. GPRA “Thermometers” Goal: 1000 Current: 500

  17. NTDSC Highlights: Grants • NTDSC marketed and provided technical assistance to Portland Area dental programs for various funding opportunities. • 8/39 Portland Area dental programs received free supplies and CDE as participants in the national ECC Virtual Learning Community. • 3/15 Portland Area dental programs received national HP/DP awards.

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