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COVID-19 Impact on Oral Health Services in Federally Qualified Health Centers

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2021 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session

The 99th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR was to be held in conjunction with the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 45th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, from July 21-24, 2021 as a Virtual Experience.

The recordings in this library from the meeting are a selection of the science that was to be presented as part of the General Session. These recordings give you the opportunity to participate in the meeting and hear from leading researchers. The recordings include IADR Distinguished Lecture Series speakers, the IADR Academy and symposia from a collection of scientific groups and networks.

This session can be purchased as part of the full meeting recordings within the product bundles





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Session Description 
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way FQHCs deliver oral health care. Clinics were either closed, open to treat emergency cases only or move towards teledentistry to provide access to dental care during the initial stages of the COVID-19 shutdown and after reopening to continue care. This session will present evidence on the impacts of COVID-19 on FQHCs and their response strategy to provide continued support and safe dental care to patients. The speakers will also discuss the long-term effects of COVID-19 on oral health care access at community health centers and share their solution to mitigate this issue. This session combines qualitative and quantitative research with data collected from across the methodological spectrum, from big data to in-depth interviewing.

Learning Objectives
  • To better understand how community health centers respond to COVID-19.
  • To describe and identify the challenges and opportunities for providing safe dental care during COVID-19.
Presentation Date
July 22, 2021

Presenters
Kelli Ohrenberger - COVID-19 Oral Health Recovery & Dental Transformation (COHRT)
Sarah Raskin - Decision-Making With Imperfect Information: a Qualitative Assessment of FQHC Dental Clinic Responses to COVID-19
Madhuli Thakkar - Early Adoption of Teledentistry During COVID-19: Impact on Patient Volumes and Outcomes Using Big Data
Deborah George - The Future of Dental Care at Community Health Centers

Sponsoring Groups/Networks
Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research

CE Credits
1.5 Contact Hours

Financial Interest Disclosure:
NONE

Not eligible for individual purchase must purchase as part of a meeting bundle.