1.3 Principles of Programs Funded by Ohio Department of Health
Operating Efficiently
Programs place sealants in the least expensive and most productive manner possible while delivering a quality product. Experienced program teams can generally provide sealants for 15 or more children per day, and some report providing sealants for over 20 children per day. Programs are designed to maximize productivity while minimizing cost.
Ensuring Quality
 ODH adheres to its School-Based Dental Sealant Program Performance Improvement Plan that calls for ODH to
- Provide information about sealants and sealant programs to grantees to keep them abreast of the state of the science.
- Set evidence-based standards for both program design and clinical operations.
- Communicate standards, guidelines, and program performance expectations to grantees.
- Maintain a system for reporting by grantees (see module 5).
- Grantees report to ODH’s Oral Health Section (OHS) on a quarterly basis, online, using the ODH Subgrantee Performance Evaluation System (SPES).
- OHS compiles grantee reports into a dashboard report for each grantee and creates comparison graphs to allow grantees to view all grantees’ performances against program benchmarks.
- Evaluate grantee performance against standards, guidelines, and performance expectations through a review of grantee reports and other communications, including site visits, as appropriate.
- Schedule a comprehensive site visit with each grantee every 3 years, and schedule focused site visits as necessary.
- As necessary, directly provide or approve plans for technical assistance that grantees need to meet performance expectations or otherwise improve their operations.
- Analyze ODH school oral health survey data to assess the impact of sealant programs.
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