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Oregon: This investment supports the Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) to develop and test a toolkit to integrate oral health into the patient-centered medical home model within the safety net setting. Specifically, in partnership with Qualis Health, OPCA will work with its member health centers to field test Qualis materials: Oral Health in Primary Care � PCMH Implementation Tools; provide technical assistance to its member health centers as they are improving the effectiveness and sustainability of oral health integration in primary care in their sites; and imbed legislative advocacy to improve patient access to oral health services and spread best practices related to oral health integration into primary care across the state. The safety net is uniquely positioned to provide care and services to the most vulnerable populations. Equipping FQHCs with the tools and resources to care for the whole person is the primary focus of this work, and integrating oral health into primary care in a sustainable and effective way is the aim of this partnership. $314,558 will support personnel and consultant time associated with the development and implementation of the toolkit; travel and meeting expenses necessary to provide individualized onsite assessment, facilitation, and technical assistance; and support to individual clinics participating in this work. This proposal is aligned with Oral Health 2020 Goal 4 of eradicating dental disease in children and the target that 75% of children reach age 5 without a cavity by 2020.