What: The quarterly meeting of the state Dental Pilot Project Advisory Committee; the meeting will cover Dental Pilot Project #100, "Oregon Tribes Dental Health Aide Therapist Pilot Project."
Agenda: Review project modification request; presentation from project; response from project; discuss next site visit.
When: Feb. 5, 9 a.m. to noon. A public comment period will be held at the end of the meeting.
Where: Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Room 1A, Portland. Conference line: 888-636-3807, participant code 793800
Background: Dental Pilot Projects are intended to evaluate the quality of care, access, cost, workforce and efficacy by teaching new skills to existing categories of dental personnel; developing new categories of dental personnel; accelerating the training of existing categories of dental personnel; or teaching new oral health care roles to previously untrained persons.
Program contact: Sarah Kowalski, 971-673-1563, [email protected].
Dental pilot project information: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/ORALHEALTH/DENTALPILOTPROJECTS/Pages/projects.aspx
January 31, 2018
