ECHO presents two posters for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting

ECHO presented two posters for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting addressing some of the accomplishments and challenges of establishing HIV oral health programs as well as specific factors to consider when developing mobile van programs.

Challenges, Successes, and Accidental Quirks in Establishing HIV Oral Health Programs

Presents some of the accomplishments, challenges and unanticipated events, negative or positive, that have occurred among the 15 SPNS Oral Health demonstration sites as they have established their HIV oral health programs. Information presented is particularly of use in evaluating design and recommending models of care.

On the Road to Increasing Access to HIV Oral Health Care

Presents information on several factors to be considered when developing mobile van programs to provide oral healthcare as they have been experienced by four SPNS Oral Health demonstration projects (Sandhills, University of Miami School of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Lousiana State University's Health Sciences Center). These models may guide the creation of other mobile oral health care programs for people living with HIV in urban and rural areas and other underserved populations.