Integration Webinar

I just watched a great webinar put out by NNOHA called “Integration of Oral Health Care into Prenatal Care and Diabetic Management: A Community Safety Net Clinic Experience.”  You can watch the webinar here and download the slides here.  I encourage you to check it out!

I learned a lot and a few things stuck with me:

  1. The site gave patients educational brochures like many of us do but the clinicians found most of those brochures in the garbage of the lobby where patients would discard them on the way out, not even making it home.
  2. The best way to ensure patients show up for dental visits is to schedule dental visits at the same time as OBGYN visits.

Separately, I listened in on this webinar put out by HRSA called “The CDC HI-5 Initiative:  The Intervention and Application of Health Impact in Five Years” and you can watch that here.

Author: John Girdwood

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) grant funding Detroit Mercy’s Michigan Initiate for Mothers and Infant Oral Health through the Division of Dental Public Health and Outreach at Detroit Mercy Dental