The Ohio Dental Safety Net Information Center is a comprehensive online portal to the tools and information necessary to start and maintain the operations and delivery of health care services in safety net dental clinics in Ohio. Read about Ohio's safety net dental clinics.

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» Clinical Operations for Safety Net Dental Clinics in Ohio

» Financial Management for Safety Net Dental Clinics in Ohio

» Oral Health Care for Young Children in Ohio
This course offers free continuing education credits to dentists and dental hygienists licensed in Ohio.

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In the Media

» Lorain County Health and Dentistry Featured on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Community Health Care Centers Benefit From Stimulus

» NBC4 Columbus: Economy, Oral Health a Sore Subject

» Links to Oral Health Care in Ohio

• Safety Net Dental Clinics in Ohio
• Finding Low-Cost Dental Care
• Cover the Uninsured Week
• Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage: Ohio
• Dental OPTIONS (Ohio Partnership To Improve Oral health through access to Needed Services)
• Medicaid Programs for Children, Families and Pregnant Women

Operational Manuals

Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual The manual is intended to assist oral health professionals working to implement a safety net dental clinic. Links to sample policies, budget worksheets, design tips, equipment photographs, and Web sites are also included. The Mobile-Portable Dental Manual The manual provides important information to help make decisions about programs using mobile vehicles, portable equipment, or a combination system.

Ohio Safety Net Dental Clinics

Click here to view interactive pie charts showing the distribution of safety net dental clinics in Ohio.

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Announcements

» Grant Writing Assistance
The Anthem Foundation of Ohio is providing small grants to assist with grant writing expenses. CHCs/Safety Net Dental Clinics in Anthem's service area are eligible if they have identified competitive state or federal government grant opportunities related to new or expanded dental services for underserved Ohioans. Download the Anthem Grant Assistance Application.

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» HRSA Now Accepting New Applications to Support Loan Repayment at NHSC Sites

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» Safety Net Dental Clinic Oral Health Capacity Building Project Training Seminar
This presentation by Bob Ellis and John Neale outlines management and clinical operations improvement based on analysis of 16 site visits. The project was funded by the Anthem Foundation of Ohio and the
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton.

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Web site maintained by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Oral Health Services. The site was developed with support from the Anthem Foundation of Ohio and is maintained with support from the Delta Dental Foundation of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.