142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Ryan White Part a: Dental Model

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 4:30 PM - 4:44 PM

Helene Bednarsh, BS, RDH, MPH , Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA
Ryan White programs have the option to fund oral health, and have funded dental services since 1991. The Boston Planning Council is an independent federally required planning body that works to organize, evaluate, prioritize, and allocate Ryan White Part A HIV funding in the Boston Eligible Metropolitan Area. This presentation will describe the model of care for oral health and how access to dental services has been enhanced.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Chronic disease management and prevention
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe how oral health programs can be eligible for funding to provide dental services.

Keyword(s): Oral Health, HIV/AIDS

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the director of an HIV Dental Program and have experience in this area for over 30 years. I have also presented on this at APHA
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.