Supporting Dental Therapy through Title VII Training Programs: A Meaningful Strategy for Implementing Equitable Oral Health Care - Nineteenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to Congress
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Offers policy and program development recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding primary care and dental training and education. Provides an overview of the importance of oral health, oral health disparities, and the dental therapy profession. Recommendations cover federal funding for dental therapy programs, dental therapy faculty and dental therapists' inclusion in loan forgiveness programs, and a longitudinal tracking mechanism for dental therapy trainees, faculty, and graduates. Highlights a dental therapy pilot program serving tribal communities in Alaska.
Date
07/2022
Type
Document
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Access · Dental workforce · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Oral health · Policy · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alaska
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- Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, view details