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Oral health is increasingly recognized as an important aspect of an individual’s overall health. Oral health care providers consist of a diverse array of dental care, primary care, and specialty care professionals. Oral health care faces many challenges including insurance coverage, diversity, integration with other health services, and the geographic maldistribution of providers.

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Contributions of General and Specialty Dentists to Provision of Oral Health Services for People With Special Needs

Authors: Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier | Chelsea Fosse | Qiushuang Li

Topics: Data Analysis, Education and Training, Oral Health

May 28, 2020
This report evaluates the attitudes and willingness of general and specialty dentists to treat people with special needs and identifies the barriers to greater participation by dentists in the care of these patients.
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Compendium of Innovations in Oral Health Service Delivery

Authors: Leanne Keough | Margaret Langelier | Morgan Clifford | Nubia Goodwin | Tom Melnik

Topics: Emerging Models and Innovations, Integration and Collaboration, Oral Health

March 26, 2020
This compendium summarizes best practices in innovative oral health service delivery programs drawn from over 40 case studies conducted by the OHWRC in recent years. Organizations included were early initiators of service integration, mobile/portable dentistry, and/or teledentistry.
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Consumer Survey Focused on Parents’ Experiences Accessing Oral Health Services for Their Children

Authors: Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier | Qiushuang Li | Nubia Goodwin

Topics: Integration and Collaboration, Oral Health

March 24, 2020
This report highlights unique access barriers for specific high-need children (racial/ethnic minorities, low-income parents, uninsured families, Medicaid beneficiaries, rural individuals) or geographic regions.
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Pediatric Dentistry Workforce Study: Implications for Pediatric Dentists

Presenters: Paul Casamassimo

Topics: Oral Health, Workforce Demand, Workforce Supply

September 25, 2019
This webinar focuses on the implications of a study for practicing pediatric dentists along with a question and answer session about the study.
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Pediatric Dentistry Workforce Study: Origins, Results, and Policy Implications

Presenters: Paul Casamassimo | Margaret Langelier | Tim Dall

Topics: Oral Health, Policy

September 9, 2019
This webinar presented the findings from a major recent study of the pediatric dentistry workforce. Speakers described the origins for the study, its methods, and the policy implications of its findings.
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Practice Patterns of Postgraduate Dental Residency Completers From Select Long-term HRSA-funded Primary Dental Care Training Programs

Authors: Ginachukwu Amah | Matthew Jura | Elizabeth Mertz

Topics: Education and Training, Oral Health

August 15, 2019
This report assesses the impacts of HRSA's postgraduate dental training programs on current practice patterns of 'completers' of these programs and on improving the capacity of dentists to meet the needs of the underserved.
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A National Study of the Practice Characteristics of Women in Dentistry and Potential Impacts on Access to Care for Underserved Communities

Authors: Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier | Yuhao Liu | Nubia Goodwin

Topics: Diversity, Oral Health

July 15, 2019
This report evaluates the differences by gender of dental professionals' practice characteristics including employment status, working hours, and practice location.
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Expanding Access to Care with Scope of Practice

Authors: Jean Moore | Nubia Goodwin

Topics: Oral Health, Scope of Practice (SOP)

March 20, 2019
This article discusses an infographic developed by the Oral Health Workforce Research Center that visually depicts state-level variation in scope of practice for dental hygienists to help better inform policy makers and other oral health stakeholders.
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The New York Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program: Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations

Presenters: Peggy Chan | Tracy Leonard | William Myhre

Topics: Education and Training, Emerging Models and Innovations, Long-Term Care, Oral Health, Policy

March 13, 2019
This webinar provides an overview of the New York DSRIP program and features presentations from two PPSs on urban and rural health workforce strategies, including a registered apprenticeship program for certified nursing assistants and long-term approaches for developing the healthcare pipeline.
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Consumer Survey of Barriers to and Facilitators of Access to Oral Health Services

Authors: Simona Surdu | Margaret Langelier | Qiushuang Li | Sohini Dhar | Mia Stufflebeam

Topics: Oral Health

March 1, 2019
This report evaluates factors identifies by consumers as impacting their access to oral health services and explores differences in utilization of oral health services by demographically distinct population groups.
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