The DentaQuest Partnership will be presenting a poster titled “Oral health promotion and dental care access for children through school-based services” at the 2019 National School-Based Health Convention in Washington, D.C. on Monday, June 24.  This research examines the impact of school-based dental services (SBDS) including: sealant application, fluoride treatment, cleanings, and diagnostic services, among children aged 0-20 using administrative claims data from 2013 to 2015.

The Safety Net Solutions Benchmark Guide is a tool designed to assist in the creation of productivity goals for a safety net dental program. The benchmarks in this guide are widely accepted among experts in the field of community health dentistry.

For your program to be successful its important to have everyone on the same page. Developing scripting is a good way to ensure your entire staff is communicating a consistent message. This document provides samples of what this guidance might look like.

Interested in setting up designated access scheduling? Check out this implementation guide for tips on where to get started!  

Use this tool to help monitor your dental program's performance in a variety of areas, including broken appointments, emergencies, treatment plan completion, finance and productivity, to help ensure you are on track to achieve your program goals!

Safety net programs exist to provide services to society's most vulnerable populations. Managing your payer mix can help ensure your program's sustainability so you can continue treating the patients who need your services the most. Use this tool to see how tweaking your existing payer mix might impact your program's viability.

This pro forma is designed to help safety net dental programs make decisions related to the dental program budget. See how changing staffing models, clinic structure (e.g. number of operatories), and other changes might impact your program in the future.

Setting financial and productivity goals for your dental program is crucial to achieving success. This tool can help you get started!