Objectives: This study uses a national model of community-based long-term services and supports, the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), to identify organizational structures and protocols that can facilitate the delivery of dental examinations.
Design: We developed an online survey instrument and conceptual model for this study representing 10 domains believed to characterize a quality PACE dental program.
Setting And Participants: The Qualtrics survey was distributed nationally to all 124 PACE programs in the 31 states PACE was available. Respondents in this study represented 35 programs (program response rate = 28.2%) in 23 states (state response rate = 74.2%).
Methods: Selected independent variables from each of the 10 domains were tested against the reported delivery of dental examinations variable using the Kendall τ and χ. Twenty-nine programs were included in the final analysis.
Results: Most programs mandated a dental examination within 31-60 days of enrollment (63.6%). Few programs had a dental manual (15.6%) or any quality assurance for dental care (32.3%). A majority of programs (58.8%) stated that they had a protocol for enrollees to receive a cleaning every 6-12 months. Having a system for quality assurance for dental care, protocol for a cleaning every 6-12 months, mandating a comprehensive dental examination and providing preventive dental services onsite with built-in equipment, were all statistically associated with a higher reported delivery of dental examinations.
Conclusion And Implications: Organizations providing long-term services and supports, including PACE, can use these identified domains to develop minimal standards to ensure dental care is part of innovative models of community-based long-term services and supports. Implementing these domains can facilitate effective delivery of dental examinations that have the potential to support positive oral health and general health outcomes.
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