Dentistry is changing rapidly and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted key opportunities within the oral health care system. A new paper by the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement outlines a Three Domain Framework that creates a new model in dentistry, a roadmap for the future that will be cost-effective, efficient and more equitable.
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This Three Domain Framework builds on health promotion and disease prevention while supporting value-based care. Informed by the work of the Community Oral Health Transformation (CORHT) learning community, the Framework creates a primary care-like structure for oral health care delivery. It facilitates value-based payment models and enables patients to invest in their oral health.
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Tele-PreventionDomain One builds an accessible evidence-based virtual care delivery approach to accompany oral health care delivery that applies technology for enhanced disease prevention and whole-person health. |
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Minimally Invasive CareDomain Two focuses on minimally invasive care that reverses or slows early disease stages using a program of anticipatory guidance and collaborative decision-making with patients. |
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Integrated and Personalized CareDomain Three introduces personalized oral health care that prolongs the life of hard and soft tissues by reducing tooth/tissue mortality through risk stratification, medical-dental integration, the utilization of predictive analytics and safe, individualized surgical intervention. |
The paper includes a thorough examination of each Domain, including clinical guidance; cost and financial implications; relative advantages for patients, providers and payors; and analyses of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It concludes with a list of concrete steps for short- and long-term implementation.
Oral health professionals and dentistry, as an industry, are at a crossroads: either return to the traditional fee-for-service surgical model or embrace a new paradigm of oral health care that focuses on overall health as an outcome. This paper, which includes contributions from more than 110 oral health leaders, presents that new paradigm.
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- Domains in Action: Successes and Challenges of Using Teledentistry: A new blog post explores what a group of Massachusetts providers is learning about how teledentistry, a focus of the first Domain in the Framework, can enhance the care environment for providers and patients.
- Oral Health Value-Based Care: The Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Story. A DentaQuest Partnership and NACHC white paper explores how shifting away from the fragmented delivery of dental care into a coordinated, integrated model primes FQHCs to lead the transformation into a value-based system.
- Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The DentaQuest Partnership and OSAP, dentistry’s global resource for infection control and safety, have collaborated on a regularly updated set of tools and resources that provide guidance on safe and effective care during the pandemic.
- Bringing Teledentistry into Practice Learning Series. A series of three online courses that covers record keeping, interpersonal skills and directing patient care in a new and innovative format. All courses are eligible for CE credits.