Community‐Academic Partnership to Improve the Oral Health of Underserved Schoolchildren in Rural North Carolina

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Stewart ◽  
Vanessa Pardi ◽  
Jennifer Buck ◽  
Otis Smallwood ◽  
Wanda Wright
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health

Perinatal Oral Health Among Underserved Women: A Call to Action for North Carolina Patients, Providers and Policymakers

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-359
Author(s):  
Rhonda Stephens ◽  
Rocio Quinonez ◽  
Kim Boggess ◽  
Jane A. Weintraub
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Underserved Women

Integrating Dental Screening and Fluoride Varnish Application into a Pediatric Residency Outpatient Program: Clinical and Financial Implications

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonelle Grant ◽  
Michael Roberts ◽  
Wallace Brown ◽  
Rocio Quinoñez
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Fluoride Varnish ◽  
Chart Audit ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Administrative Records ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
The University

Delivery of preventive oral health services (POHS) has been embraced by many pediatric and family medical practices in North Carolina (NC). The outcome of implementing a state-wide Medicaid-supported oral health prevention initiative, "Into the Mouth of Babes Varnish and Screening Program (IMB), in an academic medical residency setting is described. Retrospective chart audit of encounter forms and collection of administrative records related to POHS provided by pediatric medical residents for Medicaid recipients less than 3 years of age at the University of North Carolina pediatric continuity care clinic over 31 months were examined. A total of 1,081 visits and 655 patients were documented during the study period accounting for 36.6% of all children aged 6-36 months seen in the clinic during the period of this study. Thirty-eight percent of the patients received one or more IMB follow-up visits. Twenty-nine (4.4%) children were reported to have one or more carious teeth and 94 children (14.1%) were referred to a dentist. The IMB program provides an oral screening, parent oral health counseling and application of fluoride varnish to the teeth at the medical appointment by non-dental personnel. Following a cost/revenue analysis it was concluded that a preventive oral health initiative in an academic setting provides an additional access to oral health preventative services for underserved children and contributes to the financial viability of the clinic.

scholarly journals North Carolina Physician-Based Preventive Oral Health Services Improve Access And Use Among Young Medicaid Enrollees

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 2144-2152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Kranz ◽  
Jessica Lee ◽  
Kimon Divaris ◽  
A. Diane Baker ◽  
William Vann
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Oral Health Services ◽  
Improve Access

scholarly journals How A North Carolina Program Boosted Preventive Oral Health Services For Low-Income Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 2278-2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gary Rozier ◽  
Sally C. Stearns ◽  
Bhavna T. Pahel ◽  
Rocio B. Quinonez ◽  
Jeongyoung Park
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Oral Health Services

Infant and Toddler Oral Health: Attitudes and Practice Behaviors of North Carolina Dental Hygienists

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-156
Author(s):  
Viviana R. Ruiz ◽  
Rocio B. Quinonez ◽  
Rebecca S. Wilder ◽  
Ceib Phillips
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Practice Behaviors

scholarly journals A Commentary on Pediatric Oral Health in North Carolina

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 386-389
Author(s):  
Kern E. Eason ◽  
Kelly L. Close ◽  
Mark W. Casey ◽  
Marian F. Earls
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pediatric Oral Health
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