Teledentistry as a Tool for Health Care Transformation.

Teledentistry is a valuable technology tool that supports dental professionals in improving access to oral health care. Technological infrastructure, workforce availability, staff readiness, reimbursement, and patient population served must all be considered when implementing teledentistry.

Community Oral Health Initiative: Driving value-based transformation in North Carolina.

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health's mission is to improve the oral health of all. One way to achieve this is through programmatic initiatives, which train dental clinics to provide equitable, integrated and accessible care for their communities. The Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative, allowed CareQuest Institute to collaborate with the North Carolina Oral Health Collaboration (NCOHC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina Foundation to implement and support the initiative in North Carolina.

MORE Care: an evaluation of an interprofessional oral health quality improvement initiative.

Objective: This evaluation assesses the Medical Oral Expanded Care (MORE Care) initiative in four states that focused on oral health integration into primary care practices located in dental shortage areas.

Methods: This analysis is conducted using self-reported primary data collected from each of the participating MORE Care clinics in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Oregon. Three measures: the percentage of pediatric patients with a) fluoride varnish applied, b) self-management goals reviewed, and c) risk assessed, were evaluated to compare the impact and timing of change tactics on participating teams.

Understanding value in oral health: the oral health value-based care symposium.

Objective: There are both opportunities and challenges with the implementation of oral health value-based care (OHVBC). To tackle concerns and advance conversation, a symposium was convened with subject matter experts to develop a gap analysis and capture insights into professional readiness for value-based care design.

Methods: The symposium was convened as a private event for 46 participants over the course of one and a half days in December 2019.