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Providing Dental Services in School-Based Health Centers: Lessons from the Caring for Kids Program

Providing Dental Services in School-Based Health Centers: Lessons from the Caring for Kids Program. Nancy Eichner, MUP, Senior Program Manager The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools June 15, 2006 National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

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Providing Dental Services in School-Based Health Centers: Lessons from the Caring for Kids Program

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  1. Providing Dental Services in School-Based Health Centers:Lessons from the Caring for Kids Program Nancy Eichner, MUP, Senior Program Manager The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools June 15, 2006 National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Annual Conference, Portland, OR The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

  2. Caring for Kids Program History 3 – year initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announced in 2001 58 applicants received for 3 types of programs (Sealants, comprehensive, school-community partnerships) 7 grant awards February 2002 Average award: $225,000

  3. Dental Health Grantees Methodist Health Care Ministries San Antonio, TX Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Columbia University, NYC, NY Samuel U. Rodgers CHC, Kansas City, MO St. John’s Community Health Investment Corp., Detroit, MI Children’s Hospital of NJ, Newark, NJ HEALS, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  4. Caring For Kids Dental Initiative Project Goals • Develop and expand dental services • within school-based health centers • Increase access to dental care for • underserved populations • Support the development of sustainable • school-based dental models

  5. Grantee SBHC Overview Snapshot quarter: January – March 2004 Number of schools: 17 School enrollment: 13,087 Median school enrollment: e.s. – 477, m.s. – 580 combined e.s./m.s. – 562; 1 h.s. – 4,296 Demographic of school population -- African Americans – 53% -- Hispanics – 38% -- Whites – 6% -- Asians – 3% -- Other – < 1%

  6. Grantee SBHC Overview Average SBHC enrollment: 78% with health center enrollment ranging from 25% to over 100% Clinic users: 4,703; All clinic visits: 10,617; Average clinic visit: 758 Median clinic visits: 786 Dental visits: 1,952 (18%) Average dental visits per site: 139 Median dental visits per site: 124 Dental visits by gender: 54% female, 46% male High school: 63% female, 37% male

  7. Dental Health Staffing January – March 2004

  8. Dental Services by Students

  9. Caring for KidsDental Services Provided by Service TypeJanuary - March 2004

  10. Health Insurance StatusJanuary - March 2004

  11. Patient Care Revenues5 of 7 projects billed

  12. Caring for Kids Dental Health Lessons Learned #1 Partnering with community organizations is key to start-up, staffing, and on-site clinical and referral services Recruiting problems, staff turnover, recruiting problems, and clinic delays reduced productivity Patient care revenues can be generated through third-party billing

  13. Caring for Kids Dental Health Lessons Learned #2 Integrating medical and dental activities is an important challenge to overcome System development is key to maximizing efficiently of services – billing, appointment procedures, quality assurance policy, and MIS

  14. Contact Information The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools 2121 K Street, NW Suite 250 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-466-3396 Fax: 202-466-3467 Web Site: www.healthinschools.org The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

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