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.

What are safety net dental clinics?

Safety net dental clinics are public or private nonprofit facilities that provide a significant level of oral health care and related services to vulnerable populations, including those who are uninsured, underinsured, or enrolled in Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Read more...

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Distance Learning

 

Clinic Operations

• Clinical Operations for Safety Net Dental Clinics in Ohio
  

Clinical Care

• First Smiles Two Hour Training
  
• Help Me Smile: Oral Health Risk Assessment Protocols, Training Modules, and Educational Materials for Use with Families of Young Children
  
• Special Care: An Oral Health Professional's Guide to Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs
  

Financial Management

• Financial Management for Safety Net Dental Clinics in Ohio
  

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.

 

Quick Reference Tools

Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health—Pocket Guide Fact Sheets for the Public Federal Poverty Guidelines Resources for Anticipatory Guidance Resources on Diseases and Conditions

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Loan Repayment Program Accepting Applications

The Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program is accepting applications for contracts which will start in January 2009. The deadline has been extended. Applications must be postmarked by July 31, 2008. For more information, click on "Loan Repayment" on the left navigation bar. Applications are online.

 

Webcast

The National Academy for State Health Policy sponsored Making the Most of Medicaid: Improving Access to Oral Health, on August 1, 2007. View John Neale's presentation "Strengthening and Promoting the Dental Safety Net" which summarizes initial findings from an assessment of the ability of Ohio’s safety net dental clinics to meet their mission of providing care to the underserved while maintaining their long-term financial viability.

View the companion presentation by Robert Ellis and John Neale, "Oral Health Capacity Building Project Sustainable Safety Net Dental Clinics: Oral Health Isn't Optional (OHIO)," presented at the 2nd Ohio Dental Summit in 2007.

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