Dental Director. The MCO must have a Dental Director who is not required to be full time, but must be sufficiently dedicated to meet the roles and responsibilities of the position. The MCO's Dental Director must be a dentist with a current, unencumbered license with the Ohio State Dental Board. The primary roles and responsibilities of the Dental Director include: Developing and leading the MCO's dental strategy to meet ODM requirements, incorporating oral health prevention and treatment into the MCO's population health efforts and the delivery of holistic, person- centered, integrated care; Developing and implementing strategies to expand member access to dental services, including recruiting and expanding the service delivery capacity of dental providers; Overseeing MCO performance on dental performance measures as specified in Appendix I, Quality Measures; Implementing an ODM-developed, unified dentist manual and prior authorization requirements; and Overseeing utilization management of dental benefits to ensure members receive timely, appropriate, and medically necessary dental care.
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Samples: Baseline Provider Agreement, Baseline Provider Agreement, Baseline Provider Agreement
