Executive Director Report Silver Reef Casino Resort Ferndale, WA January 19, 2016 Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA Personnel Promotions: Lisa Griggs, ProgOps & Executive Assistant Resignations: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst Temp : Cathy Ann Ballew, TOTS2T Tween Site Coordinator Events November 2015 PHAB Accreditation, Alexandria, VA Advisory Committee UA Staff Retreat Events Continued December 2015 Dental Therapy Convening, Portland, OR NPAIHB Staff Holiday Party PHAB Board Meeting, Alexandria, VA Hot Dog Feedraised $$ January 2016 Swinomish DHAT kickoff event Upcoming ATNI Winter Conference, Suquamish (Feb. 2-4) CDC/TCAC, Atlanta, GA (Feb 9-11) NCAI Winter Session, Washington, DC (Feb22-25) NWIC Foundation Board Meeting (Feb. 26) State of Oregon Rules Committee (Mar 8) Upcoming WDSF Board Meeting, Seattle, WA (March 18) PHAB Board Meeting, Alexandra, VA (March 30-31) 2016 National Tribal Public Health Summit Atlanta, GA (April 11-14) Audit is scheduled for the week of February 15. Stauffer & Associates are the auditors. Oregon Tribes DHAT Pilot Project Update Pilot Project Application First Pilot Project submitted to the state: Project 100! It was deemed complete and has gone through a 30 day review by a Technical Review Board. 10 days ago we received a Notice of Intent to Approve the application from OHA. It is now in the final few days of a public comment period. OHA Dental Director will have up to 30 days to make final decision Next Steps Once approved, well create an evaluation plan with a research contractor to measure the outcomes outlined in the application. Access to care, quality of care, and cost of services are all things we will be measuring. One student from CTCLUSI started her DHAT training this past summer. CTCLUSI will start recruiting 2 nd DHAT student and Coquille will be recruiting their 1 st DHAT student from for July 2017 start of training We are working with CTCLUSI to recruit an experienced DHAT to begin providing services at dental clinic in mid-2016 Explore DHAT programs at other Tribes in OR Questions?