All
share a passionate commitment to providing the very best
integrated education, prevention and treatment programs
for underserved children in their communities. Network
affiliates have access to outstanding educational materials,
valuable resources and technical support.
Together, with the generous participation of national
and local partners, we will ensure that every child is
given the opportunity to have a healthy smile. Join us!
NCOHF Affiliate Programs
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) Affiliates share a common goal in serving their communities with a congruent integrative educational model for education, preventative therapies, and restorative procedures. Affiliates, with the support of NCOHF, are able to leverage vital resources and share their valuable experiences.
STAND-ALONE DENTAL CLINIC
Stand-alone dental clinics are located physically separate from other healthcare services and may or may not be associated with a larger organization. A stand-alone dental clinic may be an entity unto itself or governed under the infrastructure of a larger health care system. Affiliates under this model may partner with area medical clinics, local schools, civic groups, etc. to provide oral health “field trips”, in house, and community oral health screenings, education, preventive and comprehensive restorative treatment.
NCOHF Affiliates:
El Centro del Barrio
|
San Antonio, TX
|
Healthy Smiles for Kids |
Orange County, CA |
San Gabriel Valley FDN for Dental Health
|
La Puente, CA |
Sarrell Regional Dental Center-Bessemer |
Anniston, AL |
The Children's Dental Center |
Inglewood, CA |
The Gary Center |
La Habra, CA |
Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic |
North Wilkesboro, NC |
Sonrisas Community Dental Center
|
Half Moon Bay , CA |
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH-CARE FACILITY
Facilities meeting the criteria for this model not only deliver both medical and dental care, but also share seamless collaborations between the medical and dental providers in promoting good oral health practices. Physicians, pediatricians, nurses, nutritionists, social workers, and other healthcare providers are well educated and aware of the pathophysiology and associated risk factors of early childhood dental caries and are able to make appropriate decisions regarding timely and effective intervention. Research has indicated that access to early oral health care is critical to the early identification and prevention of the disease. Because pediatricians and other child health professionals are most likely to encounter new mothers and infants; the NCOHF endorses and employs the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Oral Health Risk Assessment Training for Pediatricians and Other Child Health Professionals as a tool to provide pediatricians and other child health professionals the information and support they need to provide community-based, collaborative care within a medical home. All healthcare professionals are able to determine risk assessment and triage infants and young children appropriately, based on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ policy statement “Oral Health Risk Assessment Timing and Establishment of the Dental Home.”
NCOHF Affiliates:
Community Care Health Centers |
Huntington Beach, CA |
Collier County Health Department
|
Naples, FL
|
Dorchester House |
Dorchester, MA |
El Proyecto del Barrio |
Arleta, CA |
Family First Health
|
York, PA |
Friends of Children |
La Habra , CA |
La Amistad de Jose Dental Clinic |
Orange, CA |
Valley Community Clinic
|
North Hollywood, CA |
UNIVERSITY
A university and/or dental school serves as a hub, coordinating oral health activities that target underserved populations at either a campus-based dental clinic or ancillary outreach sites throughout a city or statewide geographic area. Ancillary sites may include Head Start programs, student rotations to preceptor sites at local public health facilities, mobile dental programs, or other outreach venues where the university has a presence.
NCOHF Affiliates:
Howard University School of Dentistry
|
Washington, DC
|
Indiana University School of Dentistry |
Indianapolis, IN |
Medical College of Georgia
|
Augusta, GA |
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University |
Philadelphia, PA |
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine |
Fort Lauderdale , FL |
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill , NC |
University of Florida |
Gainesville, FL |
University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis, MN |
University of Puerto Rico |
San Juan, PR |
HOSPITAL-BASED DENTAL CLINIC
The NCOHF’s hospital-based dental clinics are located in close proximity to the hospital, are directed under the auspices of the large hospital system and has the ability to treat medically or mentally compromised children and those needing full mouth restorative procedures in the operating room. Many hospital-based Affiliates also serve as preceptor sites for dental schools.
NCOHF Affiliates:
Catholic Healthcare West
|
Chandler, AZ
|
St. Joseph's |
Orange, CA |
Washington State Smile Partners
|
Bainbridge Island, WA
|
MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY
The mobile dental model represents a vehicle that delivers its portable dental equipment to a particular venue and delivers on-site dental care. Sites include schools, health fairs, group homes, and other community-linked locations. Two distinct vehicles exist. The “hub and spokes” mobile dental van houses all the dental equipment in its back cab and patients must enter the vehicle to receive care. The “spokes” model is comprised of portable equipment that is rolled out of the back of a truck and set-up in an empty space within a facility contracting for oral health services.
NCOHF Affiliates:
Children's Dental Health Services |
Rochester, MN |
Community Dental Foundation |
Phoenix, AZ |
Community Oral Health Services
|
Salinas, CA
|
Puente a la Salud |
Orange, CA |
Gateway to Oral Health Foundation |
Olivette, MO |
School-based
The School-based model dental programs operate on the premises of a school campus. KinderSmile Foundation (Montclair, NJ) will operate a two-chair, state-of-the-art, dental facility as part of the Montclair Child Development Center Head Start program. The purpose of the clinic is to provide complete access for those children that would otherwise not be seen or treated by a dentist.
NCOHF Affiliates:
Just Kids Dental Health |
Two Harbors , MN |
KinderSmile Foundation
|
Montclair, NJ
|
Partnership
Partnership model programs facilitate and/or deliver education, oral health assessment or screening, triage and/or referral, and follow-up of children needing oral health services in their communities. They may not have the capability of physically delivering dental treatment themselves, however, they establish relationships and coordinate and/or contract with local dentists in their communities to accept their referrals, provide the children’s comprehensive dental needs, and report the results to the Partnership for tracking purposes. Partnership models can be a collaboration of several organizations in their community or regions that come together to create an oral health program whose primary goal is to improve the oral health of underserved children and families in their area. The program focuses on prevention, education and outreach to children in preschools, public schools and in other community agencies serving children and works through a network of dentists and other oral health professionals who volunteer to provide services at reduced fees to children who are underinsured or uninsured.
Community Health Services |
Charlotte , NC |
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