Primary Care Oral Health Integration Guide
Primary Care Oral Health Integration Guide
The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative has published organized, evidence-based care materials to assist in the integration of oral health into the primary care setting. The Qualis Oral Health Delivery Framework presents a model for primary care to:
- Screen for oral health issues
- Offer brief interventions
- Coordinate structured referrals to dentistry as needed
View all the materials at:Â www.safetynetmedicalhome.org/change-concepts/organized-evidence-based-care/oral-health
Individual sections of the Implementation guide can be downloaded by clicking the links below:
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Case for Change: Delivering Preventive Oral Health Services in the Primary Care Setting
- Section 3: The Oral Health Delivery Framework
- Section 4: How to Prepare for Successful Implementation
- Section 5: Staffing Options and Workflow
- Section 6: Structuring Referrals to Dentistry
- Section 7: Using Data for Quality Improvement
- Section 8: Leveraging Success: Spreading and Sustaining
- Section 9: Field-Testing Results and Case Examples
- Annotated Oral Health Integration Toolset
Tools to support oral health integration were developed during field-testing of the Oral Health Delivery Framework. Tools include:
- A Case for Change: Delivering Preventive Oral Health Services in the Primary Care Setting. A modifiable PPT slide deck used to champion oral health in a practice or organization.
- Summary of and links to available Patient Education Resources.
- Recommended Office Oral Health Screening Questions.
- Oral Health Practice Readiness Assessment, Integration Metrics, and Data Reporting Templates.
- Case Studies in Pregnancy, Diabetes, and Pediatrics.
- Workflow Optimization and Technology Assessment Tools.
- Referral to Dental Care Templates and Workflow Optimization PPT