Collaboration and Leadership Workshop
- Lead community-driven, collaborative initiatives,
- Garner support for collective action and policy change, and
- Build the infrastructure for sustainable system change.
This program is part of the Coalition's multi-year effort to foster increased collaboration to improve oral health care access, care delivery, and outcomes and boost Virginia's C+ grade on the
2016 Virginia Oral Health Report Card. The workshop is tailored for those who are involved in
regional oral health alliances or those who would like to become involved.
Please register by August 14.
The cost is $15 per person to attend, which includes lunch on both days for registered participants.
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June 11 | Norfolk
June 12 | Richmond
June 18 | Norfolk
June 18 | Video Conference
June 28 | Roanoke
July 13 | Fairfax
July 16 | Video Conference
August 7 | Fairfax
August 9 | Fairfax
August 20 | Video Conference
August 21-22 | Richmond
August 28 | Richmond
September 18 | TBA
November 8 | Richmond
2018 Virginia Oral Health Summit
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event calendar to view meeting times and exact locations for all dates listed above.
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Virginia Oral Health Coalition 4200 Innslake Drive Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 sholland@vaoralhealth.org 804.269.8720 |
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Virginia Will Expand Medicaid Coverage to 300,000 Virginians!
Virginia legislators voted yesterday (May 30) to expand Medicaid coverage eligibility to more than 300,000 Virginians - this is a big deal! Hundreds of thousands of Virginians will now have access to affordable health and mental health services, and a limited dental benefit.
Read our advocacy alert for more information.
Thank you to our legislators who voted for the health and well-being of Virginians, and to our partners for your nonstop advocacy as we strive to create a healthier Virginia.
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Proposed Changes to "Public Charge" Appear to be Affecting Utilization of Health Care Services
U.S. immigration officials can designate an immigrant a "public charge" if the individual accesses certain, specified public services, like cash assistance. The "public charge" designation assumes the person is likely to be reliant on the government for their livelihood, and, most importantly, the designation makes that individual unable to become a citizen or change their immigration status. Recent proposals to expand the list of services that may trigger a public charge designation are causing many immigrants to forgo care for themselves and their family members. According to leaked documents, the federal government has proposed adding two new factors for immigration officials to consider when determining if someone is likely to become a public charge: 1) the use of health and nutrition programs like Medicaid and CHIP (FAMIS), and 2) the use of these and all specifically designated programs by family members, including citizen children. For mixed status families where some members are citizens and others are non-citizens, this creates a terrible dilemma - immigrant parents will be forced to choose between enrolling citizen children in public benefits (to which they're legally entitled) and risk citizenship opportunities, or forgo benefits to stay together as a family. Because of confusion or fear, many are not accessing care or services at all.
In Virginia, naturalized citizens are already more likely to be uninsured (11%) than native-born citizens (9%).
Analyses suggest the proposed changes could trigger a chilling effect that would dramatically increase uninsured rates among citizen children with non-citizen parents.
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Oral Health and Overall Health
Oral health and overall health are fundamentally intertwined. The following links present current information on how oral health and other social factors impact overall health and well-being.
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Repository of Oral Health Data Evaluation & Outcomes (ROHDEO)
community dental progr
ams in Texas. The data includes demograph
ics, acces
s to oral health care, and clinical oral health indicators aggregated by age group and county, and is intended to inform decision makers about Texans' oral health.
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Learning Collaborative Opportunity for Health Centers
The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is looking for health centers to
participate in a nationwide Learning Community that will help build center leadership, link staff with colleagues, and
improve patient care.
The Collaborative will foc
us on improv
ing sealant delivery systems to improve health c
enter sealant rates for children ages 6-14.
View more information and access the online application, due August 1.
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Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a document that summarizes current infection prevention recommendations and basic expectations for safe care. This document also includes an Infection Prevention Checklist that can be used to evaluate compliance. The Summary is intended for use by anyone needing information about basic infection prevention measures in dental health care settings but is not a replacement for the more extensive guidelines.
View more information on these guidelines.
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