Dental Clinic Deserts in the US: Spatial Accessibility Analysis

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Provides a spatial analysis of 205,762 active U.S. dentists and examines access to dental clinics cross the country. Includes maps that show county-level dental shortages as well as demographic breakdowns of residents, such as race/ethnicity, poverty, insurance status, rurality, and more.

Shahinoor Rahman, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Ichiro Kawachi, Renuka Tipirneni, Hawazin W. Elani

JAMA Health Forum, 7(12)

12/2024

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Access · Dental workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Oral health · Statistics and data