- Saturday 1/27/2024
- Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Course Code: 769SL
- Cost: No Charge
- Room Location: BCEC Room 257 B
- Credits: 2 CE Hours
Implementation of Mobile & Teledentistry in the Community Health Center Setting
Jennifer Mullaney, RDH is a Registered Dental Hygienist who graduated with high honors in 2014 with an associate’s degree in the sciences. She began her career working in private practice for 8 years before pursuing a career as the Dental Clinic Manager at the Community Health Center of Franklin County. In January of 2023, she began working with the dental director at the community health center to recruit staff and develop work flows for the PRIDE grant. She still practices dental hygiene once a week providing high quality dental care to patients at the community health center.
Jason Outlaw, DMD is a practicing dentist at Cambridge Health Alliance at Windsor Dental Clinic. He holds a portable license in the State of Massachusetts and previously treated patients in nursing home settings. With a background in Urban & Regional Planning, Sociology, Dental Medicine, and Problem-Based Career Exploration. His career is focused on translating technology-leveraged solutions for multidisciplinary problems we face in healthcare.
Jean Quinlan Bethea, RDH is a Public Health Dental Hygienist with years of patient care experience in both private practice and in community public health in the US and abroad.
Jean enjoys helping others to be healthy and serving the underserved by means of mentorship and volunteering with the Boston Public Health Commission shelter system and advocacy with the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance.
She looks forward to reaching as many as possible by delivering oral healthcare to the homebound and those in remote areas while integrating technology to enhance the model of care.
Access to dental care can provide challenges for many patients, particularly for those in dental health care provider shortage areas (HSPAs). Utilizing telehealth modalities or portable/mobile dental care can provide greater access for patients in dental HSPAs.
This session will include presentations from two Massachusetts community health center site teams who are implementing portable/mobile dental care and teledental programming in dental HSPAs. Site teams will discuss the application of portable/mobile care and teledental in the community health center setting, describe the implementation of workflows, and discuss best practices and lessons learned.
- Discuss the application of portable care and teledentistry in a community health center setting
- Explain how portable care and teledentistry can help community health centers expand access to different patient populations
- Describe best practices to create a portable or teledental program in a community health center
Recommended Audience: Assistant, Dentist, Hygienist, Office
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