Performance measures to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program agencies monitor and improve the quality of care they deliver.
Oral health professionals (e.g., dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants) deliver dental care to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) patients under various RWHAP funding streams, particularly Part F Dental Programs. Resources on this website include curricula, tools and best practices to enhance the skills of staff in delivery of dental care to people with HIV.
Basics for Oral Health Professionals
- New the RWHAP? Learn about the RWHAP Parts, including Part F Dental Programs. These pages bring together information targeted to the Part(s) that support your work.
Resources and TA/Training for Dental Care Staff
Explore the following Library topics and websites for resources developed to date. Also, access the Technical Assistance Directory for current projects that deliver support to RWHAP agencies.
- Oral Health Care - resources on delivering dental care to PLWH--part of the broader Medical Services collection on outpatient medical care, antiretroviral therapy, adherence and other topics.
- Clinical Quality Management - HRSA's standards and tools and resources to measure and improve performance, including oral health care.
- Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative - EHE is focused on four pillars: diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond in hard hit jurisdictions.
- Innovations in HIV Care: Replication Resources - HRSA-funded innovations are currently catalogued in HIV Care Innovations: Replication Resources and Best Practices Compilation, (Consolidation of these collections is forthcoming.)
- Key Populations - Cultural competency, and Population-specific resources to help providers to tailor programs that are supportive of their patient populations
Key Resources
Guidelines and Manuals
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Strategies for assessing and reducing risk of oral health disease, building oral health care provider networks and referral processes, and supporting clients through patient navigation.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Tools on ways to expand/replicate innovative models of oral health care for people with HIV.
Webinars and Training
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Webinar curriculum for primary care providers on recognizing and managing oral health and disease for people with HIV.
Websites
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
HIV clinical training resources for the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (e.g., library of tools by topic and populations, calendar of events, directory of AETCs, clinician consultation resources). Discover AETC EHE resources for clinicians.
- National Clinician Consultation Center
Healthcare providers can receive no-cost expert clinical consultation in HIV prevention & care, HCV treatment, and substance use management.
Technical Assistance and Training
- The central hub of the AETC Program, the clinical training arm of the RWHAP, through HIV curricula, technical support to regional AETCs on practice transformation and best practices, and housing of all AETC-developed tools for HIV clinical staff. Project period: 2019-2024.
- The CHAC advises the Secretary, HHS, Director of CDC, and Administrator of HRSA, regarding objectives, strategies, policies, and priorities for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STD prevention and treatment efforts.
- The AETC Program offers clinician education and tailored capacity-building assistance. Project period: 2019-2024.
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