The Patient-Centered Dental-Health Home Table of Contents 1. THE PATIENT-CENTERED DENTAL-HEALTH HOME .............................................................................. 5 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Benefits of the PCHH Model ........................................................................................................................ 5 Federal Grant Compliance ........................................................................................................................... 6 Begin With a Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Defining Your Plan: Oral Health Outcomes vs. Scope Of Practice .......................................................... 10 Working With a Budget .............................................................................................................................. 12 2. FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................................................................................. 15 Dental Design Elements ............................................................................................................................ 15 Patient-Centered Health-Home Principles............................................................................................... 15 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Essential Spaces ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Compliance ................................................................................................................................................ 30 Aesthetics................................................................................................................................................... 35 3. DENTAL EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................................... 37 What Do You Have To Have? ..................................................................................................................... 37 Operatory Equipment ................................................................................................................................. 38 Digital Impressioning (Highly Recommended) and CAD/CAM (Good Idea Based On Scope) ............... 48 Radiography ............................................................................................................................................... 49 Additional Equipment Considerations ...................................................................................................... 52 Used Dental Equipment: A Good Idea? ..................................................................................................... 57 4. DENTAL SUPPLIES........................................................................................................................... 58 Dental Supplies and Instruments.............................................................................................................. 58 Procedures ................................................................................................................................................. 58 5. PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ............................................................................................. 63 Is Software Really All That Hard? .............................................................................................................. 63 Are You Ready? .......................................................................................................................................... 64 Things to Look For in Software ................................................................................................................. 64 6. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ......................................................................................................... 67 For more information, please call 1-800-851-0400 3