Current Oral Health Workforce: Trends and Models

Diane Brunson, RDH, MPHSeptember 27, 2012

Objectives

• Describe national oral health workforce trends and their applicability to Colorado

• Outline how dental care financing impacts workforce trends

• What is the role of non-dental providers in oral health?

Dental Care Financing

• Procedures rather than disease diagnosis

• 22% of Colorado children are dentally uninsured

• No cost shifting

Dental Insurance

• Uninsured do not get dental care - usually

• 22% of INSURED also do not get needed care because of cost

• No grant funds to cover uninsured care

• Dental care financing credit card schemes

Relative Value Units (RVU)

CIVHC

• Focus Areas:– Data and transparency– Payment Reform

– Delivery system redesign• Palliative care• Care transitions

U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1980 - 2008

Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes

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Anschutz Medical CampusSchool of Dental Medicine State Appropriation per Student FY

2008-2009 Compared with the other Public Dental Schools

Mean = $30,536

Colorado = $11,784

Race and Ethnicity

Dental Hygiene Education Programs: 2008 - 2009

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School of Allied Health

Sciences

Dental School Separate Dental

Department

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Four-Year College

Institutions 30 23 3 0 175 34 4 12

Capacity 1,029 840 134 510 4,446 925 180 626

Enrollment (First-year)

987 723 129 450 4,252 802 84 263

Diploma Certificate Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree

Baccalaureate Degree in Dental

Hygiene

Other Total

N % N % N % N % N % N % N %

1 0.3 6 2.0 247 82.1 9 3.0 28 9.3 10 3.3 301 100

Source: American Dental Association, 2008-2009 Survey of Allied Dental Education, Table 2 and Table 5

2009 Dental Hygiene Job Market& Employment Survey - ADHA

Workforce Data

Access to Care

“Midlevel” Providers• Dental Health Aide Therapist

– AAPHD Curriculum: JPHD– http://www.dentalboard.state.mn.us/Default.aspx?tabid=1165

• Community Dental Health Coordinator– http://www.ada.org/4925.aspx

• Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner– http://www.adha.org/downloads/competencies.pdf

• Extended Care Permit Hygienist III – KS– http://

kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/summary_hb_2631_2012.pdf

• Advance Function Dental Auxiliary – WA– http://www.wsda.org/

• Study re: new provider - CA

www.niioh.org

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Medicaid coverage approved

Version: 8/11

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Reimbursement not yet approved

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