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Host: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Description:

Oral health is frequently interconnected with other health conditions, and coordinating treatment is important for maintaining overall health. Integrating care can enhance patient care delivery, experience, and outcomes while simultaneously reducing costs, making it both effective and efficient. This session, hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), will highlight opportunities, challenges, and recommendations to enhance integration. The webinar will feature representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Mile Square Health Center.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn:

• Changes in oral health policy within Medicare and the barriers to dental care access in Medicaid
• Insights from a fourteen-state learning collaborative focused on advancing oral health prevention in primary care
• Burden of chronic diseases and their association with oral health outcomes
• Strategies and innovative ways to integrate oral health into primary care