Oral Care for Older Patients: Section 3: Successful Policy and Payment Systems
This section will consist of three presentations on the topic of how to integrate programs for overall wellness in order to present an integrated medical dental benefit model. Focus on providing dental care to Medicaid recipients will be discussed.
Participants will learn:
How developing a program for overall wellness can result in an integrated medical dental benefit model.
How substantial medical savings can result from treating periodontal disease in patients with chronic medical issues
How dental professionals can leverage a little known Medicaid benefit to provide treatment to nursing facility residents.
