1. NNOHA Workforce Committee Update
Wayne W. Cottam DMD, MS
Monday, November 2, 2009

2. OBJECTIVES Introduce you to NNOHA’s Workforce Committee,
Summarize available Health Center dental workforce data, and
Remind you of NNOHA’s available resources

3. Workforce Committee
NNOHA’s first HRSA cooperative agreement in 2007 dictated the establishment of a Workforce Committee dedicated to finding ways to fill Health Center vacancies and compile best practices for recruitment and retention. NNOHA is currently in its second collaborative agreement with HRSA; the agreement is active until 2011.

4. 2007 HEALTH CENTER DENTAL DATA
734 Health Centers with dental services
Dentists 2, (FTE)   
Dent. Encounters 5,623,942
Dental Hygienists (FTE)
Hyg. Encounters 1,080,580
Dental Assistants, Aides, and Technicians 3, (FTE)
Total Patients 2,808,418
Total Encounters 6,704,522

5. 2007 HEALTH CENTER DENTAL DATA (Cont’d)
A recent report by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
48% of Health Centers reported at least one dentist vacancy
Almost half of all rural Health Centers have had a vacant dentist position for 7 months or more.
Nationwide In 2006 there were 169,895 professionally active dentists but only
1% (1,691) dedicated their career to serve Health Center patients.
Nationwide there is a growing shortage of dentists, with more dentists retiring or leaving the profession than graduate each year.

6. NNOHA’S WORKFORCE RESOURCES
Job Bank
NNOHA hosts a job bank to list Health Center dental vacancies at
NNOHA members may post openings for free for any dental staff from Dental Directors to Assistants.
From our research we estimate there are between 150 to 200 vacancies for Health Center dental positions. Currently, 67 are detailed on NNOHA’s website.

7. NNOHA’S WORKFORCE RESOURCES (Cont’d)
also has links to PCA job boards, other career resources like NHSC, 3RNet, and AT Still University.
Workforce specific portion of the website:
Employer Compensation Analysis
Salary and Employment Statistics
State Practice Acts

8. NNOHA’S WORKFORCE RESOURCES (Cont’d)
NNOHA’s Quarterly Newsletter is another forum for sharing recruitment/retention expertise:
“The Benefits of Student Rotations” – August 2009 Issue
“Dental Hygienists are a Cost-Effective Part of the Solution” – February 2009 Issue
2009 Salary Survey Results

9. Partnerships Sharing the list of vacancies with our partners
Advertising the NNOHA Job Bank through ADA

10. Thank You to the NNOHA Workforce Committee
Mary Altenberg
Dr. Pat Mason-Dozier Dr. Buddhi Shrestha,
Dr. Steve Geiermann,
Terry Hobbs (NNOHA Staff),
Mitsuko Ikeda (NNOHA Staff)
Dr. Wayne Cottam (Chair)
Dr. David Rosenstein
Dr. Neil Demby
Dr. Rene Rosas
Dr. Cecilia Edwards
Dr. Larry Hill
Dr. Amy Lalick-Tomes
Dr. Bob Russell
Dr. Jim Sutherland
Anna Erikson

11. QUESTIONS?

12. THANK YOU Wayne W. Cottam DMD, MS NNOHA Workforce Committee Chair
Associate Dean for Community Partnerships Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health AT Still University of Health Sciences
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