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INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE ORAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE: PROGRESS REPORT 2020 March 2021 The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is fortunate to have committed partners with whom we strive to transform dentistry and fully integrate oral health into health care education, delivery and financing to promote population health and well- being. Together, we launched the Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicine in the fall of 2015 to engage in research and demonstration projects that contribute to the advancement of medical/dental integration. We are pioneering new models for teaching health professionals, providing team-based care, financing comprehensive care, evaluating the health and economic outcomes of integration, and advocating for a comprehensive approach to disease management. About The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicine convenes academics, students and leaders from the business and healthcare communities to advance innovative ideas around the integration of oral health and primary care — a core academic mission of Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Research demonstrates that the benefits of providing oral health care include improved quality of life and a reduction of overall healthcare costs. Initiative Board Members provide informed guidance and serve as vital allies on issues related to the integration of oral health and primary care. Introduction New Research Analysts The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicine is excited to announce that we welcomed two new research analysts to our team this past year: Xin Zhou and Emily Mo. Zhou and Mo will be responsible for managing and analyzing large electronic health record datasets, and conducting health outcomes research to guide the development, evaluation, and utilization of claims datasets and simulation models that improve quality and effectiveness of public health interventions.
Transcript of Initiative Progress Report 2021 - Harvard University
INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE ORALHEALTH AND MEDICINE:PROGRESS REPORT 2020
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The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is fortunate to have committed partners with whom we striveto transform dentistry and fully integrate oral health into health care education, delivery and financing topromote population health and well- being. Together, we launched the Initiative to Integrate Oral Health andMedicine in the fall of 2015 to engage in research and demonstration projects that contribute to theadvancement of medical/dental integration. We are pioneering new models for teaching health professionals,providing team-based care, financing comprehensive care, evaluating the health and economic outcomes ofintegration, and advocating for a comprehensive approach to disease management.
About
The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicineconvenes academics, students and leaders from the businessand healthcare communities to advance innovative ideasaround the integration of oral health and primary care — acore academic mission of Harvard School of DentalMedicine. Research demonstrates that the benefits ofproviding oral health care include improved quality of lifeand a reduction of overall healthcare costs. Initiative BoardMembers provide informed guidance and serve as vital allieson issues related to the integration of oral health andprimary care.
Introduction
New Research Analysts
The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health andMedicine is excited to announce that wewelcomed two new research analysts to ourteam this past year: Xin Zhou and Emily Mo.
Zhou and Mo will be responsible for managingand analyzing large electronic health recorddatasets, and conducting health outcomesresearch to guide the development, evaluation,and utilization of claims datasets andsimulation models that improve quality andeffectiveness of public health interventions.
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Academy Health Annual MeetingAddiction Health Services Research American Dental Association Health Policy Institute American Dental Education Association Annual Sessionand ExhibitionAmerican Public Health AssociationBeyond Flexner Alliance ConferenceDelta Dental Institute's Community Impact ForumThe Santa Fe Group Annual MeetingSociety for Benefit-Cost AnalysisSociety for Medical Decision Making Surgeon General's Report on the State of Oral Health inAmerica
Presentations, Visits, and Collaborations
The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicine and theCenter for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Healthpresented at or visited:
Save the Date
Leadership Forum 2021
Data Driven Innovations and Integration: The Case for Oral Health
July 20, 2021
Due to COVID-19 , this event will be held
virtually. Information about registration willbe made available in Spring 2021.
Primary Care and Oral Health Delivery:What Have We Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic? Access to Dental Care: How is COVID-19Increasing Existing Disparities? At the Frontlines of Preventive Care withVaccines and Testing: How will DentistryRespond?
Webinars
The Initiative to Integrate Oral Health andMedicine offered several webinars this pastyear. The COVID-19 pandemic presented theInitiative with an opportunity to connect withshareholders across the country with virtualevents about timely and relevant topics.
Welcome, Dean Giannobile!
Harvard School of Dental Medicine welcomed WilliamGiannobile, DMSc96, PD96, as the School's new dean.Giannobile is an alumnus of HSDM, with an advanceddegree in periodontology and oral biology (DMSc96).Giannobile previously served as an HSDM facultymember and worked at the affiliated Forsyth instituteearly in his career.
Launched the One Hundred Million Mouths CampaignIntroduced Catalyzing Oral Health Workforce for Rural andVulnerable Populations, a $3 million postdoctoral traininggrant from the Health Resources and ServicesAdministration (HRSA) Bureau of Health WorkforceCollaborated with the DentaQuest Foundation to fund theproject, Three Delays– Research Framework for UncoveringHidden Barriers to Dental Service Utilization in the COVID-19 EraPublished papers in dental, medical and nursing journals
Research, Grants, and Policy
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Choi, SE, Choudhary, A, Ahern, J, Palmer, N, Barrow, J. Association between Maternal Periodontal Disease andAdverse Pregnancy Outcomes: An Analysis of Claims Data. Family Practice. 2021. (In Press)
Ticku S, Barrow J, Fuccillo R, McDonough JE. Oral Health Stakeholders: A Time for Alignment and Action. MilbankQuarterly. 2021. (In Press)
Ahern J, Singer S, Bhanja A, Barrow J, Kerrissey M. Considering Dentists Within the Healthcare Team: a Cross-sectional, Multi-State Analysis of Primary Care Provider and Staff Perspectives. Journal of General InternalMedicine. 2021.
Choi SE, Choudhary A, Sonis S, Villa A. Benefits of the Involvement of Dentists in Managing Oral ComplicationsAmong Patients With Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer: An Analysis of Claims Data. JCO Oncology Practice.2021.
Choi SE, Simon L, Riedy C, Barrow J. Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 on Dental Insurance Coverage andUtilization. Journal of Dental Research. 2021.
Riordain RN, Glick M, Mashhadani SSAA, Aravamudhan K, Barrow J, Cole D, Crall J, Gallagher J, Gibson J, Hegde S,et al. Developing a standard set of patient‐centred outcomes for adult oral health – an international, cross‐disciplinary consensus. International Dental Journal. 2021.
Choi SE, Simon L, Barrow J, Palmer N, Basu S, Phillips R. Dental Practice Integration into Primary Care: AMicrosimulation of Financial Implications for Practices. International Journal of Environmental Research and PublicHealth. 2020.
Panesar S. The role of oral health in an evolving health care delivery system: An interview with Bruce Donoff,D.M.D., M.D. Science Direct. 2020.
Basu S, Phillips R, Phillips R, Peterson L, Landon B. Primary Care Practice Finances In The United States Amid TheCOVID-19 Pandemic. Health Affairs. 2020.
Simon L, Donoff B, Friedland B. Dental therapy in the United States: Are developments at the state level a reasonfor optimism or a cause for concern? Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2020.
Ahern J, Toner M, Harten MV, Nunn J. The detection of oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders in Ireland:An observational study of 100 cases. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2020.
Ahern J, Simon L, Barrow J, Silk H. Building bridges with dentistry: NICE guideline supports collaborative practicebetween GPs and dentists. British Journal of General Practice. 2020.
Choi SE, Simon L, Riedy C, Barrow J. Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 on Dental Insurance Coverage andUtilization. Journal of Dental Research. 2020.
Publications
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System Transformation: A Three Domain Framework to Innovating Oral Health Care . DentaQuest. 2020.
Dolce, MC, Barrow, J, Jivraj, A, Pham, D, Da Silva, JD. Interprofessional value‐based health care: Nursepractitioner‐dentist model. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2020.
Simon L, Ahern J, Barrow J, Fox K, Palmer N. Variation in dental services by rurality among privately insuredadults in the United States. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2020.
Simon L, Karhade DS, Fox K, Barrow J, Palmer N. Dental Services Utilization by Rurality Among Privately InsuredChildren in the United States. Pediatric Dentistry. 2020.
Simon L, Beckmann D, Stone M, Williams R, Cohen M, Tobey M. Clinician Experiences of Care Provision in theCorrectional Setting: A Scoping Review. Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2020.
Ticku S, Savageau J, Harvan R, Silk H, Isong I, Glicken A, Dolce M, Riedy C. Primary Care and Oral HealthIntegration: Comparing Training Across Disciplines. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, JohnsHopkins University Press. 2020.
Barrow J, Silk H, Phillips R, Riedy C. Oral Health is Health: The Future is Now. Journal of Health Care for the Poor andUnderserved, Johns Hopkins University Press. 2020.
Choi SE, Wright D, Bleich S. Impact of Restricting Sugar-Sweetened Beverages From the Supplemental NutritionAssistance Program on Children's Health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2020.
Elani H, Sommers B, Kawachi I. Changes in emergency department dental visits after Medicaid expansion. HealthAffairs. 2020.
Publications
SupportersWe would like to thank the members of the Initiative for their generous support andcontinued collaboration in this important work.
Arrail GroupBlue Cross Blue Shield MassachusettsColgate Palmolive CompanyDentaQuestDentsply SironaHenry Schein, Inc.Life and Specialty Ventures, LLCPacific Dental Services
Philips Oral HealthcareProHEALTH DentalUnited Concordia CompaniesUnitedHealthcareHarvard Medical SchoolHarvard School of Dental MedicineHarvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
