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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | ESTABLISHING, SUPPORTING, CONDUCTING, AND PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED DENTAL PRACTICE METHODS TO IMPROVE ORAL HYGIENE, PREVENTATIVE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE MOUTH, TEETH, GUMS, AND JAWS; AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESIDENCY AND POST-GRADUATE STUDIES AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE ORAL HYGIENE, PREVENTATIVE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE MOUTH, TEETH, GUMS, AND JAWS; AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESIDENCY AND POST-GRADUATE STUDIES AND TRAINING IN EVIDENCE-BASED DENTAL PRACTICES FOR CLINICIANS AND MID-LEVEL DENTAL CARE PROVIDERS; AND SPONSORING ACADEMIC SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN EVIDENCE-BASED DENTAL PRACTICES, TREATMENT, AND CARE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | INFORMATICS APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE INAPPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING BY DENTISTS THE SKOURTES INSTITUTE TOGETHER WITH THE WILLAMETTE DENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY (EIN:93-1226036), WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL PHASES OF THE GRANT.OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DENTAL LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM FOCUSED ON CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THAT FACILITATES PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH HIGH QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED ORAL HEALTHCARE. TO DO THIS, WE FIRST NEED TO ESTABLISH A PRACTICE-LEVEL LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM (LHS) SUPPORTED BY AN EFFECTIVE INFORMATICS INFRASTRUCTURE, RELEVANT DATA GOVERNANCE AND A CULTURE OF LEARNING THAT DRIVES EVIDENCE-BASED DENTAL PRACTICE. IN THIS PROJECT, WE SEEK TO QUANTIFY AND UNDERSTAND INAPPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING, AND TO ITERATIVELY DEVELOP IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PRESCRIBING. THROUGH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF WHY ANTIBIOTICS ARE SO FREQUENTLY PRESCRIBED OUTSIDE OF THE GUIDELINES, WE EXPECT TO ENGAGE THE DENTAL TEAM AND PATIENTS TO DEVELOP FEASIBLE INTERVENTIONS. WE WILL CONDUCT THE RESEARCH AT TWO LARGE GROUP PRACTICES: HEALTHPARTNERS (HP) AND WILLAMETTE DENTAL GROUP (WDG) WHICH TOGETHER HAVE OVER 100,000 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR. OUR PROJECT TEAM COMPRISES OF EXPERTS IN DENTAL INFORMATICS, HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY, AND HUMAN FACTORS. DONATED LABOR SERVICES OF 86,264 FROM WILLAMETTE DENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY (EIN:93-1226036) WERE PROVIDED TO SKOURTES INSTITUTE TO ASSIST WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | REDUCING ORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN CHILDREN: SKOURTES INSTITUTE HAS BEEN AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO. THE GRANT SUPPORTS A RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED "ASSESSING THE MULTILEVEL IMPACT OF A STANDARDIZED PREVENTATIVE DENTAL CARE SYSTEM." THE SKOURTES INSTITUTE TOGETHER WITH THE WILLAMETTE DENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY (EIN:93-1226036), WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL PHASES OF THE GRANT. THE GRANT IS A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF THE PREVENTATIVE CARE MODEL USED BY WILLAMETTE DENTAL. THIS WILL INCLUDE ACCESS TO PATIENTS FOR IN PERSON SURVEYS, ACCESS TO PATIENT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, ACCESS TO DENTAL PROTOCOLS, ACCESS TO PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND DATA AND ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION FROM KEY WILLAMETTE DENTAL EMPLOYEES. YOU ARE ABLE TO TRACK DISPARITIES SINCE WILLAMETTE DENTAL HAS A LARGE POPULATION OF MEDICAID CHILDREN IN ADDITION TO ITS COMMERCIAL CHILDREN POPULATION. THE GOAL OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF CURRENT STANDARDIZED EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE GEARED TOWARD REDUCING DISPARITIES IN DENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN; AS WELL AS IMPROVING THESE STANDARDIZED EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, PROVIDING BETTER OVERALL POPULATION HEALTH, IMPROVING THE CARE EXPERIENCE AND LOWERING PER CAPITA COST OF CHILDREN. DONATED LABOR SERVICES OF 4,471 FROM WILLAMETTE DENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY (EIN:93-1226036) WERE PROVIDED TO SKOURTES INSTITUTE TO ASSIST WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI | PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | EUGENE C SKOURTES BONNIE SKOURTES PRESIDENT DIRECTOR SPOUSE EUGENE C SKOURTES PETER SKOURTES PRESIDENT DIRECTOR SON BONNIE SKOURTES PETER SKOURTES DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SON |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE CORPORATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE END OF THE YEAR HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE CORPORATION PROVIDES ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THE 990 TO ALL APPLICABLE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT SUCH DIRECTOR HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE INSTITUTE IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REQUIRED BY AN INTERESTED PERSON PRIOR TO THE BOARD TAKING ACTION ON ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WHERE THE CONFLICT MAY EXIST. PERIODIC REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED BY THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII | PART VII, SECTION A: THERE WAS NO COMPENSATION, OR OTHER COMPENSATION PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION 'SKOURTES INSTITUTE' TO ANY INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN FORM 990 PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1(A), COLUMN (D). |
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