This course will explore dental care coordination and integrated care as critical components in addressing systemic issues that affect patient outcomes.
By establishing care coordination and adopting integrated care protocols, dental professionals facilitate interprofessional collaboration. This collaborative approach provides whole-person health that transcends traditional oral health care boundaries. Benefits include improved communication, better patient engagement, and improved outcomes—all linked to enhanced quality of care, reduced health disparities, and the achievement of person-centered goals. Ultimately, this approach addresses patients' oral health needs while contributing to their overall well-being by aligning dental care with broader health initiatives and promoting long-term health equity.
- Describe the importance of a person-centered approach to care.
- Define care coordination, oral health integration, and interoperability.
- Describe how care coordination, integrated care, and interoperability support person-centered care.
- Recognize the value of coordinated care, referral tracking and management, and screenings to support whole-person health.
- Describe the purpose of standardizing the oral health information exchange.
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.