VOHC Medical Dental Integration Subcommittee
July 8, 2016 Meeting Notes
Participants: Liz Cote (Chair), Debora Teixeira, Sue Offenhartz, Heather Blair, Pari Motia
Meeting Notes
Updates from participants
Pari, VDH and Liz, UVM OPC & AHEC
· UVM and VDH partnership to continue offering (in FY17) oral health/fluoride varnish training (piloted earlier this year) to primary care practices; this collaboration is leveraging limited resources and expertise.
Debora, VDH
· New dental clinic in the works; certificate of need (CON) process underway.
Southwestern Medical Center in Bennington VT
Target opening--September 2016
4 exam rooms, 2 dentists, 1 hygienist; workforce recruitment is underway
· Fluoride Varnish literature review completed—see attached.
Sherry, OHF
· Place-based care project—125 adults/seniors served.
· Ideas for expansion: potentially for all (vulnerable) adults seeking services at VDH White River Jet district office (example: WIC)
Heather, VTC
· New, interprofessional, clinical rotation for 3rdyear dental hygiene students
VTC partnership with UVM Dept of Peds and the VT Children’s Hospital
4 dental hygiene students/week—2 inpatient, 2 outpatient 20 students/year to complete this rotation (ongoing throughout the academic year)
Feedback/next steps (FY17 VOHC project year—starts September 2016) from recent reports (see attached)
· Continue oral health/FV training in primary care
· Offer office support services to support implementation (beyond initial training)
· Expand place-based care options
· Common messaging and materials; include community nurses (e.g., Hartland, Norwich, Sharon)
· 2-1-1 as a resource; a hub for oral health info/find a provider
· EHRs to include questions/information about oral health, dental home
Continue to brainstorm, send ideas to Liz. Let’s make a list and then refine to 3 (SMART) goals to propose for VOHC’s FY17.
VOHC Annual Meeting (Aug 9)
· Agenda development underway.
· Staff members from Senator Sanders office plan to attend.
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