What: The state Dental Pilot Project Advisory Committee is holding its quarterly meeting. This meeting will cover Dental Pilot Project #100, “Oregon Tribes Dental Health Aide Therapist Pilot Project.”
Agenda: Review site visit findings; review project modification request; discuss next site visit; discuss modification of administrative rules for Dental Pilot Project program.
When: April 23, 10 a.m. to noon. A public comment period will be held at the end of the meeting.
Where: Portland State Office Building, Room 1A, 800 NE Oregon St., Portland. Conference line: 888-273-3658, participant code 76-64-09
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; develop new categories of dental personnel; accelerate the training of existing categories of dental personnel; or teach new oral health care roles to previously untrained persons.
Program contact: Sarah Kowalski, 971-673-1563, [email protected].
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If you need help or have questions, please contact Sarah Kowalski at 971-673-1563, 711 TTY or [email protected] at least 48 hours before the meeting.
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