New Dental Student Loan Repayment Program!
New Dental Student Loan Repayment Program!

Weekly Update
Week of Feb 17

 2020 Annual Survey


The 2020 Annual Survey opened in the beginning of February. This survey covers information on your organization from January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019. Once again the Google Forms will be the survey platform, offering a simple and organized way for you to submit your information and us to use those results. Don't dally and complete your clinic's annual survey sooner rather than later!   
Invoices for membership dues will also be sent out upon survey completion. If you have submitted your survey already (you are amazing thank you!) you will receive your invoice shortly! 
  • All Surveys are due by Friday March 6th 
  • All membership fees are due by Tuesday March 31
Annual Survey Form
Click for More Info on the 2020 Annual Survey
More information and all required documents can be found on our website, including a PDF version of the survey that you can use to review the questions prior to submission, but make sure to complete your survey through Google Forms via the link provided above. 


Important Dates

2020 Annual Survey
& Membership Fees


Surveys Due Mar 6th
Fees Due Mar 31st

2020 Safety-Net Symposium


April 3-4, 2020


Crown Plaza - 33 E Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215 

Early Bird Registration Open!


The Safety-Net Symposium is the only regional conference of its kind geared specifically to the providers of charitable health care. The theme of the 2020 Symposium is “Power Up for Success” and will focus on giving you the tools and resources to fuel your organizations, to energize you, and to generate new connections and partnerships. 

Best of all, Early Bird Registration for the 2020 Symposium is now open! Early bird pricing will end on March 13th so act now and get your organization registered in advance. Click the link below to register and see pricing options (there's also student pricing and single day pricing!) Join us as we power up your capacity to improve the health of our communities! 
Please note that hotel rooms are NOT part of the registration packages this year, but you can still get a discounted room rate if you book your room within our block. Click the link below for more details. 
Register for Safety-Net Symposium
Reserve Hotel Rooms!

New Student Loan Repayment Program for Dentists


The Ohio Department of Health is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for student loan repayment, available to Ohio dentists who volunteer with or are employed part-time by Ohio Free Clinics! For more information, review our LPR Fact Sheet.
To assist in budget planning for this program, ODH is requesting dentists who may be interested in this opportunity complete the Free Clinic LPR Interest Form by Friday, February 21st. A formal application will follow.

UCF Updates


We at CHN appreciate everyone's patience as we work on hammering out the details regarding the changes coming to UCF. The Technology Support Development Grant and Capacity Building Grant applications are under development and the applications will be out soon! 

Legislative Health Fair


Thank you to everyone who came out to the Legislative Health Fair this week! Legislative advocacy is key when it comes to free and charitable healthcare so we greatly appreciate everyone pitching in to make this event a success! If you weren't able to make it to this event, no worries - we'll keep you posted on future opportunities to get involved...or you can join CHN's Legislative Committee!

Join the CHN Legislative Committee!


Looking to become more involved as a member of the Charitable Healthcare Network? The purpose of the Legislative Committee will be to review legislation, rules, and policies of interest to the Association, recommend a course of action on relevant issues, recommend proactive legislative initiatives as necessary and to develop grassroots lobbying strategies for the Association. If this sounds like something right up your alley, click the link below to fill out the interest form! 
Sign-Up for CHN's Legislative Committee!
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