Goal
CareOregon Dental supplied $372,333 in funding and provided ongoing technical assistance and support to the Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA) throughout the two-year project duration. NARA aimed to integrate their dental and medical services and efforts with community outreach. NARA intended to accomplish this by integrating a dental health education program, referral process, and partnering with existing American Indian/Alaska Native service agencies.
Deliverables:
- Create staff training plan
- Produce and launch marketing plan
- Acquire portable units with suction, portable radiography units, Dexis sensors and all necessary instruments to provide routine dental treatment
- Hire integration coordinator and hygienist
- Develop culturally specific dental health education toolkit to include training materials, presentations, flyers and other educational tools
- Create training plan for current and future staff; conduct initial staff training
NARA - Resources
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