Implementing a Community Engagement Model to Develop a Community-Driven Oral Health Intervention.

Background: Using community-engaged research may result in interventions that reduce infant oral health disparities in underserved populations.

Objective: Develop community partnerships to create a sustainable infant oral health program that meets specific community-identified needs and provides an interprofessional education experience.

Methods: Partnering with the Homewood Community Engagement Center, researchers engaged and surveyed key community partners to assess the need for an infant oral health invention.