Outreach and Retention of HIV patients in dental care
Type:
Presentation
Publication/Release Date:
August 25, 2008
Language:
English
Organization:
Evaluation Center for HIV and Oral Health, Health and Disability Working Group, BU School of Public Health Description:
If you build it, will they come? If they come, will they stay? Outreach and Retention with SPNS Dental Patients: This presentation from the Ryan White All Grantees meeting in August 2008 shares the experiences of three Special Projects of National Sigificance (SPNS) who were attempting to engage and retain hard-to-reach HIV populations in dental care. This presentation includes strategies for getting and retaining patients in oral health care treatment and lessons learned. Presenters included staff from the Community Health Center in CT, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, and AIDS Care Group in PA.
