Increasing access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Oregon.

Access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS is a severe problem. This article describes the design and impact of an Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative program, funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau's Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program, that expanded oral health-care services for these individuals in rural Oregon. From April 2007 to August 2010, 473 patients received dental care (exceeding the target goal of 410 patients) and 153 dental hygiene students were trained to deliver oral health care to HIV-positive patients.

Community-based dental partnerships: improving access to dental care for persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Access to oral health care for persons living with HIV/AIDS is limited. Academic dental institutions can play a significant role in addressing the problem. The purpose of this article is to describe the design and impact of the Community-Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP), a federal program created to reduce dental care access disparities for persons living with HIV/AIDS through education and training of students and residents in underserved communities.

Using data to make decisions: planning HIV/AIDS care under the Ryan White CARE Act.

This article describes the challenges of using data to plan and fund HIV/AIDS care services for underserved populations under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It also outlines methods that have been developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S.