Speaker:  Jeffrey Kahl, DDS
Speaker:  Danielle Ford, Masters of Healthcare Administration, Registered Dental Hygienist

This lecture examines the role of workflow technology and telehealth in enhancing hygiene teams and supporting medical-dental integration, with a focus on Colorado’s initiatives. It begins with an overview of policy and the scope of care history in Colorado, discussing the groundwork for integrated care models in School Based Health Centers, Primary Care, and Dental Clinics. The lecture concludes with an overview of billing policies, addressing telehealth-enabled hygiene services’ billing processes, reimbursement challenges, and best practices to support financial sustainability. Attendees will leave with insights into how workflow technology streamlines care, improves access, and promotes effective medical-dental integration.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the Role of Workflow Technology in Medical-Dental Integration - Describe how workflow technology and telehealth support hygiene teams in school-based health centers, primary care, and dental clinics to improve access and care coordination.
• Analyze Collaboration and Integration Models - Examine strategies for integrating preventive dental care within medical and educational settings, emphasizing the collaboration between primary care and dental professionals through telehealth-enabled workflows
• Evaluate Billing and Financial Sustainability for Telehealth-Enabled Hygiene Services - Identify billing processes, reimbursement challenges, and best practices for supporting the financial sustainability of telehealth-enabled hygiene services within integrated care models

Speaker Contacts: jeffrey.kahl@dhha.org & danielle.ford@dhha.org

Ability to claim CE expires on May 25, 2028. Video content available to view until May 25, 2030.