Insights on developing oral health services for people with HIV, based on experiences of a SPNS national research and evaluation demonstration project.
Lessons Learned
Lessons learned on developing oral health services for people with HIV, based on experiences of a SPNS national research and evaluation demonstration project. Includes:
- Background and methods.
- Program start-up (decisions made about program models, mobile dental units, and challenges encountered with staff and patient recruitment).
- Strategies for success:
- Interventions contributing to patient outcomes.
- Including dental case management, transportation, creating satellite clinics, patient education and integrated medical and dental care.
- Sustainability.
Service Utilization and Costs
Utilization and cost estimate information for the delivery of HIV/AIDS oral health care. Document is intended to be used by Policy Makers and Providers as they factor in the cost of service expansion for these services. Data were derived from service utilization data collected demonstration sites in the SPNS Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative.
