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Theekshana Fernando, MBBS, MPH, CHESĀ®

Research Associate, Oral Health Workforce Research Center

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Authors: Margaret Langelier | Theekshana Fernando | Simona Surdu | Alex Romero

Topics: COVID-19, Oral Health, Telehealth

August 15, 2023
This report 1) reviews the enabling statutes and regulations for the provision of teledentisty services in each of the 51 regulatory jurisdictions in the US, and 2) discusses themes that emerged from dental provider interviews on the use of teledentisty prior to, during, and subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Authors: Margaret Langelier | Aubri Kottek | Theekshana Fernando | Miranda Werts | Sally Zhou | Emily Shen | Elizabeth Mertz | Simona Surdu

Topics: COVID-19, Education and Training, Oral Health

July 17, 2023
This report summarizes the immediate and longer-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on 4 domains of the oral health care system: care delivery, regulation, education, and finance.
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Authors: Margaret Langelier | Simona Surdu | Theekshana Fernando | Sai Sindhura Gundavarapu | Alex Romero

Topics: COVID-19, Oral Health

April 1, 2023
This report describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of oral health services in the dental safety-net.
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Authors: Theekshana Fernando | Margaret Langelier | Simona Surdu

Topics: Oral Health, Telehealth

February 2, 2023
This infograph illustrates the variation in teledentistry regulation by state to help oral health stakeholders understand those differences.
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Authors: Margaret Langelier | Theekshana Fernando | Simona Surdu

Topics: Emerging Models and Innovations, Oral Health, Policy

January 26, 2021
This interactive infographic describes specific requirements in state laws and regulation that impact the ability of dental hygienists to apply silver diamine fluoride (SDF).
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