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Policy refers to the decisions, plans, and actions undertaken to achieve specific goals. Policy may relate to scope of professional practice, allocations of funding, educational programming, and many other components that influence the health workforce.
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This webinar focuses on the dental therapy movement and examines the role of health equity in its adoption.
Topics: COVID-19, Data Visualization, Policy, Scope of Practice (SOP)
This interactive map tracks state-level emergency policies that expand the ability of specific groups to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Topics: Emerging Models and Innovations, Oral Health, Policy
This interactive infographic describes specific requirements in state laws and regulation that impact the ability of dental hygienists to apply silver diamine fluoride (SDF).
Topics: Oral Health, Policy, Rural Health
This report examines the alignment of policy and infrastructure with evidence-based workforce strategies to increase access to oral health services for rural populations. Research focuses on best practices as well as the barriers and facilitators to effective implementation of workforce strategies to increase the availability of oral health services.
Topics: Oral Health, Policy
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.
