The State of the State Oral Health Plan

Minnesota Oral Health PlanReport of the Workgroup Chairs

Why have a plan?

A state plan gives Minnesota the ability to:Provide a blueprint for actionMaximize resources and recognize opportunities

as they arise Increase collaboration, information sharing, and

partnerships

Planning Process

Oral Health Summit 2009

Workgroup sign-up Three Oral Health Plan Topic groups formed Oral Health vision themes developed

Summit 2009

Workgroup Chairs

The Plan

Future

Where do we go from here?

How do we use the plan?

Workgroups

Ninety individuals volunteered as workgroup members

Volunteer workgroup members represented the diversity found in many Minnesota communities, health care systems, education at all levels, the public, providers, and government

Workgroups and workgroup chairs developed the goals, objectives, and strategies with help from the Oral Health Staff

Workgroup Chairs Three Workgroups:

Prevention, Public Education, and Awareness Amos Deinard Sharon Oswald

Access to Care Rebecca Fahning Daniel Rose

Workforce Development David Gesko David Born

Prevention and Education Workgroup

Strengthening prevention measures, mitigating existing oral disease, and establishing optimal oral health for all Minnesotans

Educate the public and medical and dental professionals about oral health as an essential component of optimal general health

Access to Care Workgroup

Create a coordinated strategy to link people to needed oral health services

Assure availability and acceptability of services by enhancing system capacity

Encourage efficient evidence-based utilization of resources by reducing barriers

Identify existing programs that are successful

Workforce Workgroup

Assure an adequate, equitably distributed, and competent oral health workforce that can appropriately adapt to and meet the oral health needs of all

Workgroup Chairs Role Communicate with work group members and other

stakeholdersProvide feedback on drafts of plan

Conduct meetings of each work group Based on input from Summit and Workgroup meetings:

Draft goalsConfirm goalsDraft objectivesReview and revise draft strategies

Present the Oral Health Plan at 2011 Summit

The Plan

Has the capacity to adapt to the ever-changing environment for health in Minnesota

Timeline and process for periodic review, course correction and evaluation

A public affirmation and statement of specific objectives related to oral health promotion, disease prevention and control, and specific risk factors

State Oral Health Plan Goals

The Plan contains seven goals, which are written as outcome statements

The Goals are statements of the desired future state that we will achieve through implementation of the objectives and strategies

State Oral Health Plan Objectives

The objectives are specific to the goal The objectives are measurable The objectives are achievable The objectives are feasible with appropriate

resources Each objective is actionable within the time

frame of the Plan

How will the plan be updated?

Time line will follow Healthy People 2020

2011 2013 2015 2018 2020 Interim report Mid-course review Interim report

Periodic review, course correction and evaluation

Future Use the plan to

Develop action plansIdentify

resources lead organizations individuals will serve to provide guidance for the next steps.

Framework for action

Goal:

Objective Action Plan Products/Data/Evaluation

Timeframe

Resources needed and Members Responsible

Outcome Measures of Success:

Evaluation:

Transition to Minnesota Oral Health CoalitionCombine ideas, experience, and

expertise Implement the objectives of the Plan. Create partnerships with stakeholders

Summit Work groups Steering

committee

Planning phase

Work Group chairs

Oral Health Plan development

Coalition

1. Access to care 2. Prevention,

education and awareness

3. Workforce development

Transition from developing to implementing MN Oral Health PlanOptimal Oral Health for All Minnesotans

Committee

Implementation phase

Think tank / steering committee

Implementation

Committee

Committee

Access to the plan

View and download the Plan from the

Oral Health Unit website

http://www.health.state.mn.us/oralhealth/oralhealthplan.html