...you choose. INTRODUCTION SOLVING AMERICA’S ORAL HEALTH CRISIS With vulnerable populations still facing significant barriers to care, innovative strategies for providing oral health services are poised to be part of...
...program—modeled after the one in New Zealand—provided by the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dental therapists are trained to provide a limited scope of routine dental services, including: Preventive...
...reshaping the profession for the 21st century. By Lorene G. Kent, RDH, BA POLICY AND REGULATION Examining The Access-to-Care Problem Many Americans go without professional oral health care services, but...
...refer cases of elevated and high blood pressure to medical professionals and community resources for further services. A healthy blood pressure reading is less than 120 for the systolic (upper...
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...in rural and underserved communities, they increase access to care for individuals with limited access to professional dental services. They can consult with a supervising dentist via telemedicine or phone,...
...control, provision of services for patients with special needs, community oral health, medical and dental emergencies, and legal and ethical dimensions of dental therapy practice”—is on more than simply filling...
...the therapeutic services that dental hygienists are educated to provide, increase their value to the dental team, and offer an effective way to extend the dental workforce in areas of...
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