Tribal Oral Health Services During COVID-19

Course Description

This webinar will provide an overview of current dental clinic best practices within the Indian health system, including guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Oral health practitioners from two Tribes in Oklahoma will speak on how their clinics are operating during the global pandemic, steps they are taking to protect patients and providers as facilities begin to resume normal operations, services they are offering through virtual tele-dentistry, and how they are managing reimbursement and third party billing issues.

Learning Objective:

1. Understand IHS and CDC guidance on oral health services during COVID-19 pandemic
2. Understand teledentistry billing and reimbursement in Oklahoma and interim guidance nation-wide
3. Develop best practices for safely re-opening dental offices

Presenters: Dr. Paula VanBuskirk, Dr. LaTonya Shelton-Miller, and Dr. Karen Luce

Presentation Slides:

Tele-dentistry COVID-19: Is Tele-dentistry Here to Stay? 

Oklahoma Health Care Authority: Soonercare Policy Regarding COVID-19 

AST Health System: Protocols and Best Practices to Safely “Re-Open” Dental Clinics

Tribal Oral Health COVID-19 Webinar: FAQ’s