OHEP goals and objectives

See what the Oral Health Equity Project intends to achieve.

Goals

• Increase by 10% over baseline the number of children up to age 14 from low-income racial and ethnic minority communities in the cities of Worcester and Holyoke who visit the dentist/dental hygienist each year.
• Disseminate what we have learned about project methods and results; using what we have learned, develop plans for statewide adoption of best practices to reduce oral health disparities for Black and Hispanic children.

Objectives

1. Engage community members in a participatory process to develop a Health Disparities Profile and Community Engagement Plan
2. Improve oral health access through:
   1. Regular dental visits
   2. Oral health homes
3. Disseminate results and develop a statewide oral health equity plan