A discussion with Dr. Ethan Kerns, Chief Dental Officer for Salud Family Health Centers, which is the state of Colorado’s largest dental department in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Dr. Kerns is also President-Elect for NNOHA, the National Network for Oral Health Access. In this episode, Dr. Kerns offers insights into how dental programs like his can make improvements within their FQHC to significantly benefit both providers and patients. He also discusses the work that NNOHA is doing to help dental professionals and increase overall access to dental care.

In this episode we ask

 - 01:31   What hot topics and industry trends are you seeing most right now?

 - 05:38   What can you tell us about NNOHA and the work they do?

 - 07:40   Where are you seeing NNOHA make the biggest impact?

 - 10:20   What are some of the biggest challenges you are seeing for dental clinics right now and what are successful clinics doing to help overcome those challenges?

 - 12:04   With some dental programs facing challenges in filling staff positions post COVID, what resources does NNOHA offer to help with these challenges?

 - 15:11   What are you seeing successful dental programs doing well that maybe other programs aren’t focused on?

Resources

 - NNOHA Website – www.nnoha.org

 - NNOHA Workforce Resources – https://nnoha.org/ohi-toolkit/option-2-currently-offers-on-site-dental-services/expansion-addition-of-off-site-direct-services/workforce-resources/

This episode is sponsored by Dentrix Enterprise.Dentrix Enterprise is a robust management software that provides tools and technology to help CHCs and FQHCs optimize organizational efficiency with a preferred, dental-specific workflow. Dentrix Enterprise is also interoperable with more than 40 different medical systems. Learn more at dentrixenterprise.com/dentaldeepdive