The 2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports, Advancing Oral Health in America and Improving
Access for Oral Health for the Vulnerable and Underserved, highlighted the importance of viewing oral health as inseparable from total health. The IOM and other leading health organizations have also called for the integration of oral health and primary care to enhance access, quality, and outcomes for individuals and populations. The resources below provide ideas, insights, and promising practices for integrating oral health and primary care practice. The resources can be adapted to support improvements in community care models.
Title |
Link | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care | Learn more… | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| Behavioral Health Innovations | Learn more… | AHRQ Innovations Exchange |
| Considerations for Oral Health Integration in Primary Care Practice for Children | Learn more… | US Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Healthy People Objectives for Oral Health | Learn more… | Healthy People 2020 |
| Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice | Learn more… | US Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Joint Principles for Integrating Behavioral Health into the Patient Centered Medical Home | Learn more… | American Association of Family Physicians |
| Nutrition Innovations | Learn more… | AHRQ Innovations Exchange |
| Oral Health Integration in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Environment: Case Studies from Community Health Centers |
Learn more… | Qualis Health |
| Patient Centered Medical Home Innovations | Learn more… | AHRQ Innovations Exchange |
| The Chronic Care Model | Learn more… | Improving Chronic Illness Care |
| The Community Guide: Improving Mental Health | Learn more… | The Community Guide to Preventive Services |
| The Community Guide: Oral Health | Learn more… | The Community Guide to Preventive Services |
