dental care

Flares Still Brewing Over Integration of Dental Care

The decision about when and how to integrate dental care into the coordinated care movement is likely to face the legislative assembly
January 30, 2013 -- Mike Shirtcliff insists he’s not trying to derail the transformation process and says that he supports the integration of dental care into coordinated care organizations, better known as CCOs. He just wants to make certain patient care isn’t sidelined by the process. Currently, 650,000 people on Medicaid receive physical and mental health services from the 15 CCOs throughout Oregon. Read More >>

Petition Delays Integration of Dental Services into CCOs

Now state officials must wait until June 2013 before dental care can become part of the transformation process
October 11, 2012 -- Dental care is off the radar screen for the time being. State officials had been preparing to integrate dental services into the coordinated care organizations (CCOs) on January 1, and had finalized a memorandum of understanding to seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Read More >>

Capitol Dental Care Owned by Global Investment Firm

The dental care organization provides services to nearly 200,000 people on the Oregon Health Plan
August 16, 2012 -- The for-profit world has a stronghold on Oregon’s Medicaid market when it comes to dental care. That became very evident when a global investment firm, H.I.G. Capitol, announced earlier this month that it had acquired Capitol Dental Care. Read More >>

Central City Concern, Multnomah County Partner to Open Dental Clinic

The clinic, in its early planning stages, hopes to begin seeing patients as early as this fall
March 26, 2012 -- Central City Concern and the Multnomah County Health Department have joined forces to open a safety net dental clinic in downtown Portland for the uninsured and people on the Oregon Health Plan.
The clinic is expected to open this fall. Read More >>

Free 2-day Dental Clinic in Portland

November 18, 2011 -- The Oregon Dental Association (ODA) is hosting its second Oregon Mission of Mercy (OrMOM) free dental clinic November 21st & 22nd at the Oregon Convention Center. Read More >>

City of Philomath Revisits Fluoridation Vote

After the Legislature failed to mandate fluoridation, Oregon cities must now make such decisions
August 3, 2011 -- In May, the Philomath City Council voted unanimously to remove fluoride from its drinking water. But, after an outcry from public health officials in Philomath and around the state, the council plans to revisit the issue at its August 8 meeting. Read More >>

Dental Pilot Program Bill Passes Budget Committee After Three Contentious Votes

Senate Bill 738 would expand the scope of practice of dental hygienists, expanding their ability to provide services, particularly in rural communities
June 10, 2011—Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson (D-Gresham) and fellow legislators think that Senate Bill 738 will address, for the first time in years, an “extreme need” to provide better access to dental care throughout Oregon, particularly in rural areas. Read More >>

Oregon Dental Association Offers Free Clinic

The event will be held Nov. 22-23 at the Oregon Convention Center and is expected to draw 2,000 participants
August 18, 2010 -- The Oregon Dental Association (ODA) is organizing the state’s first Mission of Mercy, a two-day clinic providing free dental care to uninsured children and adults. Read More >>
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