This resource, created in partnership with the American Dental Hygiene Association, outlines the various functions and roles that dental hygienists can play in Community Health Centers.
View moreNNOHA Salary and Retention Survey of Health Center Oral Health Providers, 2010
NNOHA, in partnership with the Baylor College of dentistry, conducted a salary and retention survey of Health Center dentists and dental hygienists in 2009, and the final report was published in 2010.
View moreNNOHA Analysis of 2013 Health Center Oral Health Provider Recruitment, Retention, and Job Satisfaction Survey Results
As part of a Cooperative Agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Network for Oral Health Access worked with Baylor College of Dentistry in 2013 to develop and administer a survey of Health Center oral health providers and executive directors. The purpose of the survey was...
View moreNNOHA Operations Manual for Health Center Oral Health Programs: Chapter 5 – Workforce
This chapter provides helpful tools and resources for tackling the issues related to workforce, and addresses the following questions: What are the recommended staffing and equipment ratios? What staffing models are applicable for Health Center oral health programs? What are some recruitment strategies for Health Center oral health programs?...
View moreMCN Health Center Recruitment and Retention Review Tool
This toolkit contains guidelines for health centers in the development, improvement or modification of a recruitment and retention plan. It is designed to be used in the context of a technical assistance site visit. MCN clinical staff piloted this process with two migrant health centers in 2003. Prior to...
View moreCA AHEC New Clinician Orientation Guide
Staff retention can be one of the most challenging aspects of any business, but even more so for administrators of community health centers and clinics. For those clinics located in rural areas, the challenges are compounded by their distance away from medical schools. Many factors account for the challenges,...
View moreCA AHEC New Clinician Orientation Checklist
This tool proves a high-level overview of things to do before a new clinician arrives at your site, as well as a checklist for building an effective onboarding and orientation program.
View moreNNOHA: Partnering with Academic Institutions and Residency Programs to Develop Service Learning Programs
This paper provides background on how Health Centers can partner with academic institutions or residency programs to offer service learning programs at Health Centers and thereby foster interest in Health Center careers among the next generation of oral health professionals. The paper explores different collaboration models and provides suggestions about issues for Health Centers to consider when...
View moreNACHC – Hometown Scholars Program
NACHC has a long-standing partnership with A.T. Still University (ATSU) to educate, train, and recruit high-quality, community-minded healers–physicians and dentists–for health centers. This partnership includes a strategy to recruit applicants from populations served by Community Health Centers. Twice yearly, NACHC requests health center leaders to consider patients, employees, and...
View morePhysicians Practice Physician Orientation Checklist
This very basic checklist will help you start planning the full orientation for a new physician at your health center. Physician Orientation Checklist
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