Monday, May 12, 2025
5/12/2025
Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program - Eligible Entity Type: HHM Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center, as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)]. HHM Health will operate this residency program as part of a GME consortium agreement with Texas A&M Health Science Center. Project Director Name: Dan Burch, DDS Address: 8515 Greenville Ave #N-108, Dallas, TX 75243 Phone: (214) 828-8375 Fax: (214) 874-4562 Email: dburch@tamu.edu Residency Type: General Dentistry (General Practice Residency) Population Target Area(s): Dallas County, Texas Funding Amount Requested (total for the two-year project period): $498,626 Projected number of resident positions in the newly established program: 6-0-0 (Six Residents) Expected CODA Accreditation and Residency Matriculation Dates: July 2026 The overarching goal of this project, titled “Community Oral Health Outreach & Rehabilitation Training” (COHORT), is to establish an accredited, community-based training in primary care dentistry (General Practice Residency) for pediatric, vulnerable, underserved, and special needs populations in Dallas County by the year 2026. HHM Health and Texas A&M School of Dentistry will leverage its abilities and community partnerships to establish this new residency. In the two year project period, COHORT leadership will apply for certificate, residency, and surgery center accreditation through their associated governing agencies. Additionally, COHORT will hire a program director and clinical faculty. By the end of the two-year planning and development cycle, the consortium will successfully obtain accreditation of its general practice residency program for up to six residents in 2026. Additionally, the consortium will be granted graduate certificate recognition through Texas A&M School of Dentistry (TAMSOD) and awarded Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accreditation for its associated didactic courses. Lastly, the consortium will have successfully obtained Medicaid accreditation for its surgical center at the TAMSOD main campus. Through a Graduate Medical Education (GME) consortium, COHORT will systematically initiate a residency program that will train residents in general, pediatric, geriatric, and special care dentistry. It will also strengthen the public health dentistry training of residents in assessing and addressing population needs. Formation of general practice residency (GPR) program will equip trained primary care dentists to lead interprofessional, patient-centered care teams in a range of clinical and community settings. COHORT will establish a postdoctoral residency program that will encourage future trainees to incorporate population health topics, manage medically compromised dental patients, coordinate interprofessional care, and demonstrate cultural competency. Overall, the project will initiate a primary care dentistry residency that will transform current practices and oral health care delivery in Dallas County.
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