New Dental Provider Orientation Presentation

Last revised: October 2023

Division of Oral Health

[Name of Area] Area New Dentist Guide

Overview

? Indian Health Service (IHS)

? Clinics, Areas, Personnel Systems, and Loan Repayment Programs

? Resources

? IHS Dental LISTSERVs, Dental Directory, Dental Portal, Continuing Dental Education opportunities, IHS National Dental Specialty Consultants, Dental Support Centers, Field Advisory Committee, and Infection Control Committee

? Key Concepts

? Levels of Services, Federal Tort Claims Act, Strategies to Avoid Malpractice Claims, Forms/Guidance, Opioid Prescribing, Infection Control and Prevention, and Alternative Workforce Models

INOIAN HEALTH SERVICE

Overview (cont.)

? Oral Health Projects and Initiatives ? Contributing to the Future

? IHS Dental Student Externship Program, IHS Oral Health Surveillance, Oral Health Promotion Disease Prevention Funding Initiative, Recruitment, and Government Performance and Results Act

? Dental Directors

? Dental Directors' Meeting, Concepts Management Series, Advertising Dental Vacancies, Dental Position Report, Coding, Billing, and Accreditation

INOIAN HEALTH SERVICE

IHS - Indian Health Service

? Comprehensive health service delivery system serving

? Approximately 2.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives

? Children, adolescents, and adults in 574 recognized Tribes

? Types of facilities

? Over 350 dental programs located in 35 states ? All but 1 dental program is co-located with a medical program

? IHS/Tribal/Urban Dental Programs Employees

? Dentists: ~1,100 ? Dental Hygienists: ~500 ? Dental Assistants (including EFDAs): ~2,200 ? Expanded Function Dental Assistants: ~1,000 ? Dental Health Aide Therapists: ~30



IHS - Division of Oral Health (DOH)

Name

Role

Contact Information

Dr. Timothy Lozon Dr. Tim Ricks

Dr. Chris Halliday Dr. Joel Knutson Dr. Cheryl Sixkiller Dr. Nathan Mork Dr. Damon Pope

IHS DOH Director

Timothy.Lozon@

IHS DOH Deputy Director, IHS CDE Coordinator, Oral Health Surveillance Coordinator, IHS HP/DP Coordinator, IHS DOH GPRA Lead, IHS EFDA and CDHC Coordinator

Tim.Ricks@

IHS DOH Deputy Director, Dental Health Aide/Therapist Lead, Dental Support Center Coordinator

Christopher.Halliday@

Dental Informatics and Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record

Joel.Knutson@

National Community Health Aide Program Dental Cheryl.Sixkiller@ Health Aide Specialist

Oral Health Surveillance Co-Coordinator, IHS HP/DP Co-Coordinator, IHS DOH Recruitment Officer, IHS DOH Risk Management Consultant

Nathan.Mork@

Deputy Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record, IHS DOH National Dental Infection Prevention, Control & Safety Coordinator

Damon.Pope@

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