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This IOHPCP report describes the structured approach, processes and outcomes addressed at the three components of the IOHPCP initiative. Concomitantly, HRSA synthesized the following recommentations:

1. Apply oral health core clinical competencies within primary care practices to increase oral health care access for safety net populations in the united States.

Oral health and oral health literacy are the focus of interest at the national level as demonstrated in the recommendations from two recent IOM reports and in the objectives of Healthy People 2020 (HHS, 2010a; IOM, 2011a,b). Although the field of oral health literacy is less well developed than health literacy, the roundtable was interested in exploring findings from research in this area and how such findings are being translated into oral health practice. In addition, the Roundtable was interested in the intersection between oral health literacy and health literacy.

Oral health care is not uniformly attainable accross the nation. Unfortiunately, individuals who face the greates barriers to care are often among the most vulnerable members of our society. The impact of unmet oral health care needs is magnified by the well-establised connection between oral health and overall health. 

This report presents a vision for oral health care in the United States, where everyone has access to quality oral health care throughout the life cycle. 

Oral health care is often excluded from our thinking about health. taken together with vision care and mental health care, it seems that problems above the neck are commonly regarded as peripheral to health care policy. This division is reinforced by the fact that dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants are separated from other health care professionals in virtually every way: where they are educated and trained, how their servises are reimbursed, and where they provide oral health care.

The intent of this first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health is to alert Americans to the full meaning of oral health and its importance to general health and well-being. Great progress has been made in reducing the extent and severity of common oral diseases. Successful prevention measures adopted by communities, individuals, and oral health professionals have resulted in marked improvements in the nation’s oral and dental health.

The fundamental issue facing interprofessional education hinges on using an appropriate theory, which supports testable hypotheses about the collaboration inherent in interprofessional education and interprofessional collaboration.

This is a draft version of the following publication: Gilbert, J.H.V. Resolving the Barriers to Interprofessional Education - One University’s Perspective. Meeting Report, International Symposium 2000: Educating for Quality Healthcare. It is available for download with the permission of the author.

Care coordination has been recognized as a priority area for improving health care delivery in the U.S. Robust measures of care coordination processes will be essential tools to evaluate, guide, and support efforts to understand and improve deficits in care coordination.

The science of team performance and training can help the medical community improve patient safety. This report, commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), assesses the status of relevant team training research from aviation and other domains and applies this research to the field of medicine. It additionally provides a comprehensive review and evaluation of current medical team training initiatives and their effectiveness.

This project promotes patient and family engagement in hospital settings by developing, implementing, and evaluating the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement: Enhancing the Quality and Safety of Hospital Care (hereafter referred to as the Guide). The Guide includes tools, materials, and/or training for patients, family members, health professionals (e.g., hospital clinicians, staff), hospital leaders, and those who will implement the materials in the Guide.

In October 2003, Denver Health began a major effort to redesign/transform the process of care in the hospital in a comprehensive manner. This project was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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