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Enhancing Oral Health Access and Education in Douglas County: Strategic Planning for the Future

This project aims to evaluate and enhance the oral health landscape in Douglas County, specifically focusing on Omaha. Utilizing extensive data from previous assessments and community surveys, we will develop a strategic plan to improve access to quality dental care for all residents. Key strategies include building partnerships with dental providers, schools, and local organizations, while addressing barriers such as payor source and transportation. Our mission is to foster collaboration and education to elevate the oral health of our community.

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Enhancing Oral Health Access and Education in Douglas County: Strategic Planning for the Future

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  1. Purpose of Project • To assess the state of oral health within Douglas County • To develop a strategic plan, utilizing the data obtained from the assessment, to ensure access to competent oral health care for everyone in Omaha

  2. Being Effective in Public Health

  3. Improve Community Health Readiness Investment

  4. Being Effective in Public Health

  5. Assessment/ Data • 1997 Community Assessment • 1998 Map of dental providers • 1999 Participant Survey (n=700) • 2000 Literature and Indicators Review • 2001 Medicaid Dentist Capacity Survey • 2002 Community Providers Capacity Survey • 2003 “Remapped” dental provider

  6. Data Results • Parents who have not seen a dentist have children who have not seen a dentist • Payor source and not transportation was the major concern for accessing care • 25% of Medicaid dentists restrict access • Omaha safety-net providers represented 3527chair-hours of access per week • Remap showed gap area

  7. Being Effective in Public Health

  8. Strategic Planning Vision Improve the oral health of the Omaha community

  9. Strategic Plan Mission Statement To link the community and the dental care providers in a partnership with individuals and families to improve oral health through access and education.

  10. Strategies and Planning • Convene planning group • Identify key issues • Implement strategic planning process • Develop task groups for plan components • Determine group consensus for plan • Dialogue plan within the community

  11. Planning Team Membership • State Dental Association • Local School District • Community Health Centers • 2 Local Schools of Dentistry • Volunteer Dental and Medical Service Agency • Local Dental Association • Healthy Community Initiative • State Dental Director • Local Medical Society • Child Advocacy Group • United Way • Local Health Department

  12. Strategies and Planning • Convene planning group • Identify key issues • Implement strategic planning process • Develop task groups for plan components • Determine group consensus for plan • Dialogue plan within the community

  13. Reimbursement Missed Appointments Dental Workforce Dental Education/ Recruitment Public/ Professional Awareness Campaign Coordination of Infrastructure Medical Dental Link Prevention Efforts Issues Addressed by Plan

  14. Strategies and Planning • Convene planning group • Identify key issues • Implement strategic planning process • Develop task groups for plan components • Build group consensus for plan • Dialogue plan within the community

  15. Strategic Planning Process Goals • Improving access to care • Assuring community education • Integrating systems of care

  16. Strategic Planning Process Audiences addressed in plan • Clients • Established dentists • Future dentists • Community providers • Public/ Legislators • Medical Providers

  17. Strategies and Planning • Convene planning group • Identify key issues • Implement strategic planning process • Develop task groups for plan components • Build group consensus for plan • Dialogue plan within the community

  18. Consensus Building Concerns to be addressed • Content of plan • Breadth of plan • Ownership/ Contribution • Funding • Timeline

  19. Strategies and Planning • Convene planning group • Identify key issues • Implement strategic planning process • Develop task groups for plan components • Determine group consensus for plan • Dialogue plan within the community

  20. Dialogue the plan Identified Opportunities for dialogue • Local Dental Association Meeting • Community Forum • Douglas County Board of Health • Plan members governing/ advisory boards

  21. Being Effective in Public Health

  22. Implementation • 1999 Case Manager Training Program • 2000 Volunteer Dentist Program • 2001 Colgate Dental Days • 2002 Concept Paper • 2003 Sealant Program

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