Practice Registration

Thank you for your interest in the American Academy of Pediatrics Social Determinants of Oral Health ECHO!

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Social Determinants of Oral Health ECHO will serve as a forum to improve pediatric oral health outcomes. Pediatric practices who are interested in learning and implementing best practices to address oral health should apply. Participants will utilize the electronic health record, or otherwise integrate the AAP Oral Health Risk Assessment (OHRA) tool into practice. In addition, participants will learn successful strategies for medical-dental integration and learn to assess oral health through a social determinants of health/health equity lens.

A 60-minute kickoff call will be held via Zoom in February 2022. Date and time TBD. 

Beginning in February 2022, participants will meet together twice per month via Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 11:00 am  - 12:00 pm Central.  The program will conclude in August 2022.

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Provide primary care to patients 6 months - 5 years of age
  • Secure approval from practice leadership to participate in this project
  • Identify a core QI team that will provide leadership and oversight within the practice for the project. The team may include, at a minimum, a primary care physician who will serve as physician lead; a nurse; and/or an additional team member such as front office staff, practice manager, or care coordinator (a designated individual may be responsible for data submission for the project). Practices may choose to include additional members on the core project team, and all practice staff can participate in educational offerings.
  • If required by their institution, seek Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for participation. (Please note: The AAP IRB has reviewed and determined this project to be QI, issuing an exempt determination as it does with all QI projects. AAP IRB review is typically sufficient for most participating practices).
  • Agree to the participation requirements:
    • Participate in the project for its duration of 7 months.
    • Participate in all 7 ECHO sessions and all 7 QI learning sessions.
    • Complete short post session survey after each ECHO session.
    • Each practice is required to complete a monthly de-identified chart review (20 charts per month) for a total of 7 cycles through AAP Quality Improvement Data Aggregator (QIDA).
    • Hold at least 6 team meetings to review data and plan and implement PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) process improvement cycles.
    • Submit a de-identified case for discussion/presentation.
    • Submit monthly PDSA worksheet documenting at least one test of change per month.&l
Contact Shannon Limjuco at slimjuco@aap.org with any questions.

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* 1. Please enter your name, email address, and phone number below:

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* 2. Are you a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics? (Note: It is not required to be an AAP member to have an AAP ID. If you participate in the ECHO, we will require an AAP ID. There is NO fee to create an AAP ID.)

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