A Workforce Strategy for Reducing Oral Health Disparities
Dental Therapists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11025950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Koppelman (Jane Koppelman and Rebecca Singer-Cohen are with the Pew Charitable Trusts Dental Campaign, Washington, DC.), Rebecca Singer-Cohen (Jane Koppelman and Rebecca Singer-Cohen are with the Pew Charitable Trusts Dental Campaign, Washington, DC.) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | S13-S17 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2017.303747 |
| PMID | 28661813 |
| OpenAlex | W2724382134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article seeks to chronicle how dental therapists are being used to bolster the supply of providers for the underserved and explore their potential to diversify the field of dentistry and improve public health. Of the factors that contribute to persistent oral health disparities in the United States, an insufficient oral health workforce figures prominently. A growing number of states are authorizing a midlevel dental provider (often called a dental therapist) to address this problem. Dental therapists work under the supervision of dentists to deliver routine preventive and restorative care, including preparing and filling cavities and performing extractions. They can serve all populations in 3 states, are caring for Native Americans in an additional 3 states under federal or state authority, and are being considered in about a dozen state houses
Dental auxiliary · Family medicine · MEDLINE · Oral health · Oral health care · Political science · Public health · State (computer science) · Work (physics) · Workforce · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education
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| Citations per year | 0.63 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |