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ForwardPCMH Southeastern PA Learning Session 10.19.23
Overview
There is a statewide delay in finding dental treatment and so the PCMHs will be presented with ways to incorporate dental heath into their primary care practices. The PCMH team will also be provided with example workflows, best practices and recommendations on how to make referrals/warm handoffs to dental providers if necessary.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction – Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
8:45 a.m.- 9am, Shahram Shamloo, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
9 a.m to 10 a.m. – Oral Health in Primary Care: Helen Hawkey, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health Facilitated by Laura Line
- How to provide fluoride varnish and bill 99188,
- Setting up the structures for providing fluoride varnish in primary care settings
- Dental health training/education resources in PA
- Dental health team roles (dentists, hygienists, Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner, dental health navigators, Social Workers and CHWs) and online tools to search for providers and hygienists in each region
- Educational materials and campaigns for providers and patients (e.g., dental health and care for pregnant individuals)
- MCOs’ roles in accessing dental health providers (especially when initial provider referrals result in waiting lists)
10 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PCMH Provider Discussion– Facilitated by Suzanne Cohen
PCMH Questions:
- How does your PCMH currently provide preventive dental health services (e.g., fluoride varnish)? i.e., Workflow, Roles (PH dental hygienist, on the primary care or dental side), incorporate into pediatrics? Referral process, follow-up, challenges
- Does your PCMH bills for these services?
- What types of collaborations do you have with dental providers
- How does your PCMH refer patients to specialty dental providers? (e.g., Temple dental school)
- Do you integrate oral health with other services your PCMH provides? If so, please describe
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Wrap Up & Evaluation
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Identify approaches for providing patients with fluoride varnish in primary care.
• Discuss ways to access oral health services for your patients.
• Describe examples of how PCMHs currently provide preventive dental health services and referrals.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 Audience Disclosure slides (002)_12.pptx | 460.14 KB |
 PCMH Southeast PA 10.19.23 Agenda.docx | 514.61 KB |
 Helen Hawkey PA Coalition for Oral Health.pdf | 8.06 MB |
Program
There is a statewide delay in finding dental treatment and so the PCMHs will be presented with ways to incorporate dental heath into their primary care practices. The PCMH team will also be provided with example workflows, best practices and recommendations on how to make referrals/warm handoffs to dental providers if necessary.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction – Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
8:45 a.m.- 9am, Shahram Shamloo, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
9 a.m to 10 a.m. – Oral Health in Primary Care: Helen Hawkey, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health Facilitated by Laura Line
- How to provide fluoride varnish and bill 99188,
- Setting up the structures for providing fluoride varnish in primary care settings
- Dental health training/education resources in PA
- Dental health team roles (dentists, hygienists, Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner, dental health navigators, Social Workers and CHWs) and online tools to search for providers and hygienists in each region
- Educational materials and campaigns for providers and patients (e.g., dental health and care for pregnant individuals)
- MCOs’ roles in accessing dental health providers (especially when initial provider referrals result in waiting lists)
10 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PCMH Provider Discussion– Facilitated by Suzanne Cohen
PCMH Questions:
- How does your PCMH currently provide preventive dental health services (e.g., fluoride varnish)? i.e., Workflow, Roles (PH dental hygienist, on the primary care or dental side), incorporate into pediatrics? Referral process, follow-up, challenges
- Does your PCMH bills for these services?
- What types of collaborations do you have with dental providers
- How does your PCMH refer patients to specialty dental providers? (e.g., Temple dental school)
- Do you integrate oral health with other services your PCMH provides? If so, please describe
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Wrap Up & Evaluation
Venue
Faculty
Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
Shahram Shamloo, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Helen Hawkey, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health Facilitated by Laura Line
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 ASWB
- 2.00 Attendance