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2020 Florida Oral Health Report
In the late summer/early fall 2020, Florida Voices for Health and the Florida Oral Health Equity and Progress Network (OPEN) hosted five virtual regional round-table discussions with oral health stakeholders across Florida.
The stakeholders represented the Florida oral health safety net providers: dental professionals, administrators, advocates, academics, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and free and charitable clinics (F&CCs).
They shared insights about the overall general state of oral health in Florida, systemic barriers to care, and the strategies they have used to mitigate barriers.
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Barriers to Oral Health Care
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Unaffordable Costs of Oral Health and Dental Services
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Oral Health Care System Lack of Capacity
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Navigating the Health Care Safety Net
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Awareness and Understanding of Dental Services
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Linguistic and Cultural Mismatch of Providers and Consumers
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Logistic Impediments to Oral Health Care
Impact of COVID-19
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The interruption of service delivery during the "shutdown"
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Increased costs to providers through enhanced infection prevention requirements
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Diminished the availability of professional volunteer workforce
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Exacerbated clients' fears of dental visits
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Increased the pool of uninsured and unemployed clients in need of their services
Solutions to Improve Oral Health
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Expand access to care through Medicaid expansion and a comprehensive adult dental benefit in Medicaid
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Collaborate with academic institutions
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Incentivize the use of strategic locations to provide services (mobile clinics, medical-dental integration, non-traditional hours)
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Expand the use of tele-dentistry and community outreach
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Authorize dental therapists in Florida