“Learn how community dental health coordinators (CDHC) are helping patients understand the value of dentistry, navigate dental care and take control of their oral health. ADA.org/CDHC”
“Another option is to utilize the new ‘front line health worker’ modules of the Smiles for Life oral health curriculum. These modules are for those who provide outreach, advocacy, patient education, care coordination, health care navigation, and social support for the communities they serve. This workforce includes community health workers and representatives, promotores de salud, health educators, case managers, care coordinators, public health workers, community health advocates, health advisors or advocates, patient navigators, outreach workers, family resource workers, and peer health promoters. For more information, contact Dr. Jane Grover, director of the ADA Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention and former FQHC dental director in Jackson, Michigan, at groverj@ada.org or Steve Geiermann, DDS; Member, NNOHA Board of Directors; geiermanns@ada.org” Read more at http://www.nnoha.org/
