Table 2.

Team Responses on Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (N = 17)

Readiness StatementTeams Endorsing Statement, %
Quality improvement
A dental measure is part of the primary care team’s quality improvement plan70.6
A hypertension measure is part of the dental team’s quality improvement plan76.5
The primary medical care team utilizes telehealth services88.2
The dental care team utilizes teledentistry services52.9
Referrals
Team has a formal referral process/system25.0
Team has an informal referral process/system56.3
Team has no referral process/system18.8
Communication between teams
Team has an engrained line of communication33.3
Team has an informal or loose line of communication53.3
Team has no communication13.3
EHR connection between dental and medical teams
Teams’ EHRs are connected37.5
Teams’ EHRs are not connected62.5
  • EHR = electronic health record.