Jean Moore, DrPH, FAAN, is the director of the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies at the School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany. She serves as the principal investigator for two cooperative agreements funded by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration, Oral Health Workforce Research Center, and Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center. Moore has extensive experience in health workforce research and planning.
As dental hygienists play important roles in prevention and education, broadening their scope of practice is integral to improving access to much needed oral health services.