[Integrating oral health care services into primary care in Quebec]. 2019

Hermina Harnagea, and Yves Couturier, and Lise Lamothe, and Elham Emami

Although integrated care is drawing considerable attention from health care policy makers, little is known about integration of oral health care services into primary care in Quebec. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compile information and compare the aspects of primary oral health care in two public health care organizations. An environmental scan was carried out in one rural and one urban primary health care organizations in Quebec. Data were collected from organizations' websites, operational documents, observational notes on facility visits, primary care meeting minutes, online pages of professional orders and face to face interviews (N = 74) and focus groups (N = 5), between November 2016 and October 2018. Thematic and Prior's documentation analyses were used to analyse the data. Three themes were identified: normative aspects of integrated care delivery, integration trajectories, and integration initiatives. In both organizations, the integration of oral health into primary care rooted in public health sectors and dental teams were the key players. While urban center showed informal linkages between dental and non-dental primary care providers, the rural organization succeeded in coordination processes, even though these were also informal. The majority of primary oral health care services are delivered in the public health sectors and the sustainability of integration initiatives in other primary health care sectors remains to be demonstrated. A better management of resources, as well as partnerships between public health care organizations and universities, could contribute to this integration.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009909 Oral Health The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease. Health, Oral
D011320 Primary Health Care Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192) Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D011792 Quebec A province of eastern Canada. Its capital is Quebec. The region belonged to France from 1627 to 1763 when it was lost to the British. The name is from the Algonquian quilibek meaning the place where waters narrow, referring to the gradually narrowing channel of the St. Lawrence or to the narrows of the river at Cape Diamond. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p993 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p440)
D003752 Dental Health Services Services designed to promote, maintain, or restore dental health. Health Services, Dental,Services, Dental Health,Dental Health Service,Health Service, Dental,Service, Dental Health
D006291 Health Policy Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system. Health Care Policies,Health Policies,Healthcare Policy,National Health Policy,Care Policies, Health,Health Care Policy,Health Policy, National,Healthcare Policies,National Health Policies,Policies, Health,Policies, Health Care,Policies, Healthcare,Policy, Health,Policy, Health Care,Policy, Healthcare
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019033 Delivery of Health Care, Integrated A health care system which combines physicians, hospitals, and other medical services with a health plan to provide the complete spectrum of medical care for its customers. In a fully integrated system, the three key elements - physicians, hospital, and health plan membership - are in balance in terms of matching medical resources with the needs of purchasers and patients. (Coddington et al., Integrated Health Care: Reorganizing the Physician, Hospital and Health Plan Relationship, 1994, p7) Integrated Delivery Systems,Integrated Health Care Systems,Delivery System, Integrated,Delivery Systems, Integrated,Integrated Delivery System,System, Integrated Delivery,Systems, Integrated Delivery

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