Dental Reimbursement Program - The General Practice Residency (GPR) and Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) and hits program directors have had a long history of interactions with the Ryan White Programs serving as necessary as a consult to the Specialty Care Center. The clinic has close interactions with the Specialty Care Center so that patient interactions are coordinated in an attempt to maximize the impact of Ryan White funding on campus. Currently, the program directors serve as a consultant to the Title III program as needed. Dental issues are transmitted to the state level by the Title III program director and associated faculty involved in developing and guiding the state planning process. The faculty and staff of the Specialty Care Centr are the institutional keys to participating in the Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need. Any outreach effort stems from interactions with the Specialty Care Center. The dental program annually gives lectures to the medical students on rotation through the Specialty Care Center regarding oral examination and oral manifestation of HIV. The program continues to train generalists who have had extensive training and experience in the care of HIV patients and they carry this skill set with them into the community. The UNMC College of Dentistry also sends dental students and dental hygiene students on rotation through the UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Clinc and during these rotations they receive experience in HIV related care. HIV lectures are also provided to the dental hygiene students at the UNMC College of Dentistry. The dental program remains the mail clinical education and provider of the HIV related oral health care in the state and welcomes opportunities to provide HIV education to both patients and providers when requested. The program faculty have experience in providing continuing education lectures and presentations to educate and foster increased understanding of HIV as well as encourage an increase in the number of access sites. HIV related issues are often incorporated into lectures with respect to the connections between systematic diseases and the oral cavity and is often used as a model for patient management. The dental clinic is located within the hospital complex with close proximity to the medical clinics and researchers: this improves the dissemination of knowledge and collegiate interaction. More importantly, it maximizes the knowledge of the patient base and their individual needs and concerns. As such, the longstanding relationships and proximity create greater information sharing with respect to available funding and program efficiencies. Patients subsequently feel more comfortable in the treatment setting. The total unreimbursed costs of oral health care provided to patients with HIV is rounded to $135,000.00
