WELCOME TO ORAL HEALTH BOOT CAMP II

DAY 2 Stonewall Jackson Resort, Roanoke WV

June 15 & 16, 2016

Boot Camp

noun

: a camp where people who have recently joined the U.S. Army, Navy, or Marine Corps receive their basic

training

: a short but very difficult training program : a program or situation that helps people become much

better at doing something in a short period of time

Purpose

To build alignment with the Statewide Grassmiddles

Organizations, Local Community Level Oral Health

Coalitions and the WV Oral Health Coalition, and bring

together a unified team focused on a path forward

toward realizing the 2020 vision:To improve oral health across the lifespan and eradicate

dental disease in children.

WHO, WHAT, AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY

Barb Thaxton, Coalition Coordinator

OUR MISSION:

TO PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE

FOR OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH

FOR ALL WEST VIRGINIA

RESIDENTS

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

HEALTH AND CHARITABLE

FOUNDATIONS

COMMUNITY

MEMBERS

HEALTH

DEPARTMENTS

ELECTED

GOVERNMENT

OFFICIALS

DENTAL AND

MEDICAL PROVIDERS

SCHOOL, SCHOOL NURSES

AND SCHOOL CLINICS

STATE AGENCIES

OUR FOCUS:

PROVIDE ORAL HEALTH ACCESS TO THE

UNINSURED

IMPLEMENT A MULTIPLE DISCIPLINARY

PLAN FOR ORAL HEALTH

EXPAND MEDICAID TO INCLUDE ADULT

RESTORATIVE PROCEDURES

CHANGING THE CULTURE OF WEST

VIRGINIA WHEN IT COMES TO ORAL

HEALTH

2005-No State

dental plan

-No School

Sealant Program

-Limited Scope

of Practice for

RDH

-Less than .5

FTE Dental

Director

-“F” on Report

Card

-Worst in the

Nation

No Data to

Prove

Otherwise

2008-Legislative

Study

Examines

OH Crisis in

WV

-WV Not

Eligible for

Federal

Funds

-Seed Money

and Huge

Oral Health

Movement

within WV

2009-WV Oral

Health Advisory

Created

- SCOH School

Project

ARC/Benedum

& Marshall

Partnership

-Public Health

Supervision and

General Practice

2010-State Oral

Health Plan

Development

-Expansion of

Oral Health

Activities

-1st ever

statewide Oral

Health

Surveillance

-DHHR

Leadership

Supports Oral

Health

2011-State Oral

Health Plan

-Schoolbased

Sealant

Program in 26

Counties

-Oral Health

Coalition

-Fulltime

Dental

Director

-DentaQuest

Grant

-“C” on

Report Card

2012-Present -Expansion of

OH Activities

-Over 36

Grantees for

Schoolbased

OH

-State

Surveillance

Plan

-Funding

HRSA, CDC,

etc.

-Mandate

School OH

Exam

-Plethora of

Positive OH

Movement

HISTORY OF ORAL HEALTH IN WEST VIRGINIA

WHERE ARE WE TODAY?

Year 2 of a DentaQuest Grant for Oral Health Funding

Opportunity for Grass Roots and Grass Middle organizations who

have a desire to incorporate and/or strengthen their oral health

promotion, outreach, education and messaging.

Completing a Grant through Oral Health America “Smiles Across

America” Program to provide dental sealants to uninsured and

underinsured children throughout the state.

14 sites participating

135 children seen

426 sealants placed

167 prophylaxis

132 fluoride varnish

52 bitewing x-rays

Received 501(c)3 status as of May 2016

Registered as a Non-Profit Business in the State of WV

Received a capacity building grant from Sisters Health

Foundation

Developed a Board of Directors and began strategic planning

process

OUR WORK

Develop and promote the oral health policy through:

Education of members

Promotion of educational materials

Outreach and technical assistance

Effective communication with all partners

Coordination of events

Sharing of oral health data and surveillance information

OUR CHALLENGES:

Consistency in communicating and educating the public on

new and revised oral health policy and current standard of

care.

Providing technical assistance and outreach at the state and

local levels to inform students, parents, schools, providers and

communities of the changes and assistance within their areas

for oral health care

WVOHC is committed to working with policy-

makers, advocates, community partners and health

providers to guarantee that oral health is an

essential component of overall health.

REGIONAL ORAL HEALTH COORDINATORS:

ROLLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

MARSHA DELANCEY, RDH

WENDY MOSTELLER, RDH

ASHLEY LOGAN, RDH

GINA SHARPS, MPH, RDH

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY

COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL ORAL HEALTH TEAM?

The Marshall University Oral Health team is comprised of

Regional Oral Health Coordinators that work in conjunction with

the WV Department of Health and Human Resources Oral Health

Program.

The Regional Oral Health Coordinators promote consistent and

uniform oral health outreach and education and are responsible

for a variety of duties and assignments that promote oral health

activities across WV and cover the entire lifespan.

ACTIVITIES

• State wide oral health surveillance (school, adult, senior & perinatal)

• Promotion of fluoride programs (rinse, varnish, water)

• Provide technical assistance for the expansion of school-based dental sealant programs

• Support community & school oral health education through training, teaching & resources

• Education of non-dental health professionals/CE

• Promotion of evidence-based best oral health practices, policies and issues

• Serve as the go-to for all things oral health within the assigned regions of the state

Fluoride Mouth Rinse

Programs

Oral Health Surveillance

School Sealant

Programs

Screenings/Education

Development of Educational

Materials

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON …

Evidence-Based Research (water fluoridation)

Best Practices Models/Protocols (i.e age 1 dental visit)

Center for Disease Control (CDC) 2020 Oral Health Objectives

National Report Cards (funded by Pew)

WV State Oral Health Plan

Does every county have an

assigned Regional Oral

Health Coordinator?

WV ADULTS

Untreated Decay 30%

Completely Edentulous 12%

Need for Dental Treatment 33%

40 % had Dental Coverage (81% Medical)

66 (16%) Said they could not access dental care when

they needed in the past 12 months

29 (7%) Said they had used an ER/Urgent Care setting

for dental pain over the past 12 months

Barriers to Care96 reported no insurance coverage

91 reported couldn’t afford it

45 reported “other”

215 (53%) reported that they had visited a dentist in the past

12 months

20%

28%

0%

2%

17%

42%

29%

3%

19%

31%

29%

3%

Untreated Decay

Caries Exp

Sealants Present

Urgent/Immediate Care Needed

ALL 3rd Grade Kindergarten

WV SCHOOL AGED

(K & 3RD GRADE)

28

WEST VIRGINIA ORAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN

WV SENIORS

•Untreated Decay 27%

•Completely Edentulous 44%

•Need for Dental Treatment 21%

•18 % had Dental Coverage (96% Medical)

•40% have not visited a dentist in the past five years

(*Of that 40%, 92% stated they had no dental coverage)

WHAT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT CAN THE

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (MU) TEAM PROVIDE TO

YOUR ORGANIZATION?

Work with schools to determine the oral health educational needs of students

Assistance and training on the implementation of school-based fluoride rinse programs in grades K-6

Provide resources and material for classroom education

Provide support for oral health needs as they manifest

ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION

Schools

Communities

Senior Centers

Health Fairs

Allied Health Schools

Hospitals

At Risk Populations Centers

MANAGE DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS

WV School based sealant programs

CDC/ARC-Benedum

DHHR Sealant Program

WHERE CAN YOU FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

REGARDING THE MU PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES?

The entire teams contact information is listed on our

website at www.thinkoralhealth.org

Questions or Comments???

Thinking Ahead:How Can Grassroots and

Grassmiddles work with state level programs?

• Advocacy (i.e. Oral Health Coalition)• Health Equity(i.e. CWF)• Community Organizing

• Mobilization

LunchGrab and go for Grassmiddles

Grassroots working lunch, next steps

Feed Back and Large Group Discussion