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WHAT’S WORKING…

On-Site Programs

for Screenings & Fluoride Applications:

Head Start & Early Head Start

Elementary Grade K

Middle School Grades 5 thru 8

WHAT’S WORKING….

School-Based Dental Clinic:

Teen Wellness Center located in the Dulce High-School

Dental Champion – school nurse

Access for Grade 5 thru 12

Preventive Services- Cleanings, OHI, Fluoride Applications and Sealants

No Broken Appointments / Captured Audience

WHAT’S WORKING….

Open Access Clinics

No Appointments Needed for Patients Age 0 – 5

Currently Wednesday Afternoons

Visual Screening, Toothbrush Prophy, OHI, GI Sealants, & Fluoride Application

NOT SO MUCH…

WIC: unable to establish a Dental Champion and get foot in door

Mailings- letters sent to homes of 1 and 2 year olds achieved minimal response

Well-Child Visits- Our Medical Clinic does not use a “Block-Style” to schedule Well-Child Appointments. Therefore, it was difficult to establish a collaboration that was productive.

CASE MANAGEMENTS

Elementary School Programs : Sealant Program by the State/ Names shared students in need of dental treatments/ do chart reviews to see if they are in TX or have fallen out/ call to reschedule/