Healthy Smiles for All
Healthy Smiles for All Initiative
A healthy mouth leads to better overall health. Studies show that poor oral hygiene can increase risk for diabetes, heart attack, stroke and premature births. Oral diseases affect what we eat, how we look, the way we communicate and how we feel about ourselves. They also affect academic success and economic productivity by limiting our ability to learn, work and succeed. To address the oral health needs in our region, Samaritan Health Services and other community partners are working to educate the community on the benefits of good oral health and improve access to dental services through the Healthy Smiles for All initiative. Please explore our webpage and learn about the oral health resources available in the community.
Coast to Cascades Community Wellness Network
The Coast to the Cascades Community Wellness Network is a formal coalition that includes key leaders and decision-makers from health care organizations, schools, government agencies, non-profit organizations and tribal councils. They lead or are an active member in local coalitions in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties that are designed to provide guidance and direction on issues that impact the health of the community.
CCCWN supports and monitors the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Healthy Smiles for All grant, in addition to addressing community health improvement recommendations from regional and local oral health coalitions.
Mission: To provide leadership to enhance the health of communities through development and support for collaborative regional partnerships in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties.
Vision: The Coast to the Cascades Community Wellness Network leads and sustains a system of partnerships of agencies and organizations working together to provide integrated services and programs to promote individual and community health.
For more information on the Coast to Cascades Wellness Network, please contact Rochelle Hazelton.
Adult Emergency Vouchers
Made possible by Samaritan Health Services and Linn County Oral Health Coalition, eligible community members can receive vouchers for emergency dental care through participating dental providers. Interested participants must be screened. If they qualify, they will receive a voucher and an appointment with a participating provider.
Eligibility requirements:
- Resident of Brownsville, Lebanon or Sweet Home
- Uninsured
- Low income
- 19 years of age or older
- Experiencing dental pain
For information, call 541-451-1271, ext. 1 or ext. 2.
Medical-Dental Partnerships
In partnership with SmileKeepers Dental and sponsored by Capitol Dental, dental hygiene services are offered at several Samaritan clinics.
Services: Dental exams, adult cleanings, full mouth X-rays, fluoride and referrals for restorative care
Locations: Samaritan Sweet Home Family Medicine and Samaritan Family Medicine Brownsville
To make an appointment, call 1-888-905-5082.
Medical Dental Integration Summit
Presentation Title | Presenter |
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Keynote: Oral Health in Oregon | Dr. Bruce Austin |
Keynote: Neighborhood Health Care | Dr. Michael Q. Fité |
Lincoln Oral Health Coalition | Molly Johnson and Jon Klein |
Capitol Dental Lincoln County Outreach Program | Linda Mann |
Dental/Medical Integration Pilot | Britny Chandler |
Oral Health Co-location Project | Earlean Wilson Huey |
Presentation | Presenter |
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Keynote: Kaiser Permanente Dental: A Collaborative Model for Oral Health in Primary Care | Dr. Kenneth R. Wright |
Keynote: How to Mix a PCOH: Opportunities and Challenges | Dr. Philip Wu |
Benton, Lincoln, Linn County Regional Oral Health Coalition | Sherlyn Dahl |
Dental Medical Integration Pilot | Britny Chandler |
Capitol Dental Linn County Medical Dental Integration | Linda Mann |
Presentation Title | Presenter |
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Keynote: Medical-Dental Integration: Bringing Oral Health into the Health Home | Dr. Patricia Braun |
Keynote: Healthy Smiles for All | Dr. Bruce Austin |
IHN-CCO Dental Medical Integration for Diabetes: A One-Year Pilot Project | Molly Johnson |
Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care: A Co-located Dental Hygienist Model | Deborah Loy |
First Tooth and Smiles for Life | JoAnn Miller |
Dental Van Program
Dental vans staffed with volunteer dentists and hygienists provide no-cost dental care once per month in east Linn County and Lincoln County. This service is made possible by Samaritan Health Services, Linn County and Regional Oral Health Coalitions, in partnership with Medical Teams International.
Linn County contact information:
541-451-1271, ext. 1 or ext. 2
Lincoln County contact information:
541-557-6215
Oral Health Programs for Providers
Healthy Smiles for All includes a professional education component for providers. The goal is to improve oral health services in local clinics and to help integrate the expanded practice dental hygienists into the health care team. This program includes the First Tooth Program and Smiles for Life, a National Oral Health curriculum.
Clean Smiles = Healthy Bodies
Clean Smiles = Healthy Bodies is a public awareness campaign aimed at improving the oral health of uninsured and underinsured residents in the rural communities of Lincoln and east Linn counties.
Oral Health Resources
Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties
- Advantage Dental
- Boys & Girls Club of Albany
- Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis
- Capitol Dental Care
- Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties
- Community Outreach Inc.
- InterCommunity Health Network CCO
- Lincoln County Health and Human Services
- ODS Community Dental Plan
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital InReach Clinic
- The River Center
- Willamette Dental Group
- First Tooth
- Medical Teams International
- Oregon Community Foundation
- Oregon Dental Association
- Oregon Health Authority
- Oregon Oral Health Coalition
- Alliance of American Dental Association
- American Dental Association
- American Dental Association Mouth Healthy
- California Dental Association
- Children’s Dental Health Project
- Delta Dental
- DentaQuest
- National Institute of Health
- TeethFirst!
For more information, contact our Oral Health program coordinator.