Module 3: Program Clearinghouse

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has funded rural communities to implement oral health programs as part of the 330A Outreach Authority program. This program focuses on reducing oral healthcare disparities and expanding healthcare services in rural areas.

Examples of 330A Outreach Authority grantees that developed an oral healthcare program in a rural community are provided below. Oral health program model information is available in Module 2.

• Delta Dental Plan of South Dakota
  Project Title: Delta Dental Mobile Program
  Synopsis: Improve access to dental care and increase prevention and screening.
• Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
  Project Title: Childrens' Regional Oral Health Outreach
  Synopsis: Increase availability and access to comprehensive oral healthcare services to prevent and control oral disease in children and adolescents and eliminate oral health disparities.
• Innis Community Health Center
  Project Title: Building Tomorrows Smiles
  Synopsis: Provide early intervention in the form of oral screening exams and fluoride varnish applications for infants and toddlers and develop professional education for healthcare providers.
• Northern Dental Access Center
  Project Title: Ensuring Patient Success with Outreach and Support
  Synopsis: Provide patient outreach and support services at a community dental clinic.
• Rice Regional Dental Clinic
  Project Title: Pediatric Dentistry Residency Project
  Synopsis: Increase access to dental care for children who are underserved by oral health resources in the 17-county service area of West Central and Southwest Minnesota.
• Thumb Rural Health Network (TRHN)
  Project Title: Partnering For Health-Thumb Access to Care Project
  Synopsis: Increase access to primary care, dental care, and vision care for rural Michigan residents with lower incomes and those who are uninsured.
• West Central District Health Department (WCDHD)
  Project Title: West Central Smiles Clinic
  Synopsis: Expand dental services for children who are underserved by oral health resources through a portable dental clinic.