Sites

This project consists of 6 pilot sites across Michigan who are dedicated to serving pregnant mothers by providing oral health care during the OBGYN visit.

Pilot Sites
Pilot Sites

Initial data involves 2 types of care: (i) compensated and (ii) uncompensated.

Grace Health

181 West Emmett Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037

PA161 Hygienist
Staci Hard, RDH		 Admin Champion
Tracie Hurst, RDH and Alisha Morris, MBA
IT/Data Reporting
Stacey Thomas		 Clinical Champion
Kevin Steely, DDS
Most Recent Report:
Apr 2018		 Total Patients Seen: 196
D0191: 107
D1110: n/a
D1330: 196		 Saliva Tests: 19
Referrals: n/a

Cedar Community – Ingham County Women’s Health Center

5303 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48911

PA161 Hygienist
Name: Stacy Hofmeister, RDH		 Admin Champion
Connie Crowe
IT/Data Reporting
Jerry Ginzel, EHR Analyst		 OB Clerical Champion
Laura Ahler

Dental Clinic Champion
Stephen Pittel, DDS
Most Recent Report:
Apr 2018		 Total Patients Seen: 23
D0191: 33
D1110: 11
D1330: 23		 Saliva Tests: 37
Referrals: 8

Women’s Care Bay City – Great Lakes Bay

3175 W. Professional Dr., Bay City, MI 48706

PA161 Hygienist
Leanne Jordan, RDH		 Admin Champion
Tammi Wackerle, RN and Cathy Sadlak
IT/Data Reporting
Name: Paul Crowley, DDS		 Clinical Champion
Audrey Stryker, MD
Most Recent Report:
Apr 2018		 Total Patients Seen: 138
D0191: 95
D1110: 21
D1330: 138		 Saliva Tests: 53
Referrals: n/a

InterCare – Benton Harbor Women’s Health Center

796 M-139, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

PA161 Hygienist
Sara Sassano
(Formerly: Emma Mupotsa /Tu/Th and Polly Bateman W/F at the Women’s Center)		 Admin Champion
Sharon Kloosterman
IT/Data Reporting
Natalie Spivak and Jody Elliot		 Clinical Champions
Cheryl Marsh and Deb Salvano
Most Recent Report:
Apr 2018		 Total Patients Seen: 118
D0191: 127
D1110: 34
D1330: 118		 Saliva Tests: 82
Referrals: 127

Muskegon Family Care

2201 S Getty St, Muskegon Heights, MI 49444

PA161 Hygienist
Jolene Douglas, RDH		 Admin Champion
Derrick Oakes, MBA
IT/Data Reporting
Jim Renney		 Clinical Champion
Dr. Ramona Wallace
Most Recent Report:
Apr 2018		 Total Patients Seen:
D0191: 48
D1110: n/a
D1330: 10		 Saliva Tests: n/a
Referrals: 10

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center

56720 Calumet Ave, Calumet, MI 49913

PA161 Hygienist
Name: Jamie Goff, RDH		 Admin Champion
Denise Curtin
IT/Data Reporting
Elise Bur (and Cassie Lindholm, MPA)		 Clinical Champion
Teryn Hodges, RN
Most Recent Report:
May 2018		 Total Patients Seen:
D0191:
D1110:
D1330:		 Referrals:

Roles and Responsibilities

The core project team at each site are essential to promoting the program to patients and staff as well as reporting to the Regional Coordinators.  The hygienist is the captain of the team.  Here are some brief summaries of each individual team member’s role and how every person contributes to the overall goals for the project.

PA161 Hygienist

The registered dental hygienist provides care, educates, and refers the patients to establish a dental home.  This individual is responsible for completing the tracking form, collecting and entering the saliva test results, dropping the codes into the EDR chart, and working with the entire team to ensure the goals of the project are met.

Admin Champion

The admin champion is in a management position.  This individual would have some connection to the hiring and supervision of the hygienist.  This person makes sure the room, armamentarium, and supplies are in place to facilitate the project.  This requires a close relationship with the hygienist who tracks the stock of supplies and reports any equipment failures.  The admin champion is a liaison between the hygienist, the IT/Data reporter, and the Regional Coordinator.

IT/Data Reporter

The IT/data reporter provides frequent reports directly to the Regional Coordinator for procedures that take place within this project.  The data are based on the denominator of patient counts for women who are pregnant (the only criteria for inclusion) and complete an OBGYN pre- or post-natal visit.  Certain reimbursable procedure codes {D0191, D1110, and D1351} and other non-reimbursable interventions {saliva test, education, and referral} are also part of the data.  The only data excluded from the responsibility of the reporter are the saliva test data.

Clinical Champion

The clinical champion is either a medical (preferable) or dental director who can promote the project to multiple stakeholders within the organization, i.e. bridges the gap between medical and dental clinics.  This role can also be performed by an OBGYN nurse manager or other clinical personnel if the medical and/or dental director is already in another role on the team.  However, it is important that at least one medical or dental director is on the team.  This individual would likely co-author any scientific articles that get written for the project and might also present the material at a conference.

Measurements

  1. # of women who participate in the program and receive services
  2. # of women receiving pre-/post-natal oral health education and material
  3. Data for all participants will be collected
  4. Database will be maintained
  5. Report will be completed on patient experiences and satisfaction