As one of America’s veterans service organizations, AMVETS (or American Veterans) has a proud history of assisting veterans and sponsoring numerous programs that serve our country and its citizens. Part of ths support are AMVETS Career Centers, a network of 14 career centers that help veterans find jobs. These...
CHAMPS – Recruitment and Retention Toolbox
This impressive collection of resources covers the wide range of recruitment and retention issues that health centers face daily. Featuring reports, a job bank, templates, research, and useful lists, this resource toolkbox includes information on recruitment, orientation, retention, and the general workforce landscape. The Workforce Development department at CHAMPS believes...
CHWS Oral Health Workforce Research Center
Access to oral health care has become a growing concern over the past decade. Despite efforts to improve the oral health of the nation’s population, oral health disparities persist. These disparities are characterized by compromised oral health status, particularly among certain vulnerable populations. One of the factors believed to...
NNOHA Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
This presentation describes strategies for recruiting and retaining oral health providers in rural communities. Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
Yankton AHEC Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students Program
REHPS, Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students, Summer Experience Program helps place university students who are enrolled in medical, physician assistant, pharmacy and advanced practice nursing programs in a four week experience with preceptors established in rural or frontier areas of South Dakota. The students are paired together, promoting...
Yankton AHEC Rural Rewards Program
The Yankton Rural Area Health Education Center focuses on enhancing access to quality healthcare and on improving the supply and distribution of healthcare professionals through partnerships. That’s exactly what Yankton Rural AHEC aims to do with this program – Rural Rewards – A Call to Care. A collaboration of several...
NNOHA How Can a Dental Hygienist Improve Access and Productivity in Your Community Health Center?
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.
NNOHA 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.
NNOHA 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...
NNOHA 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?...