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The Impact of Direct Access and Dental Therapy

Oct 11, 2018

...bills allowing for varying degrees of expansion of the midlevel practitioner. However, one of the most significant factors improving the ability of the underserved to receive oral health care services...

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Interest in Teledentistry Continues to Grow

May 17, 2022

...reimbursed teledentistry services, but at the height of the pandemic, several began covering virtual visits.21 The reimbursement of dental services rendered through teledentistry varies widely from state to state. A...

ADA President Thanks Department of Health and Human Services for Naming Oral Health as a `Leading…

Nov 4, 2011

ADA President Thanks Department of Health and Human Services for Naming Oral Health as a `Leading Health Indicator’ CHICAGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ADA President Dr. William R. Calnon thanked the...

Access to Care

Advantages of Teledentistry Technologies

Feb 1, 2018

...be rurally located, hospitalized, or home-based.1–6,21,22 The newest modality is mHealth, which includes web-based services supported by smartphones, tablets, wearable monitors, and personal digital assistants that engage the…

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Addressing Suicide Risk in the Dental Setting

Apr 7, 2022

...March 25, 2022. University of Pennsylvania. Penn Center for the Prevention of Suicide. Available at: med.upenn.edu/suicide. Accessed March 25, 2022. Billings Clinic. Psychiatric Services. Available at:…

Miscellaneous

Breaking Down Barriers

Aug 5, 2010

...with HIV in the United States.10 SPNS PROJECT In 2006, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau, which is part of the US Health and Human Services Department,...

Miscellaneous

Deliver Culturally Competent Care

Jan 9, 2015

...well-being. STRATEGIES FOR CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE With increasingly diverse, multicultural populations, health practitioners are charged with providing culturally sensitive and appropriate services to their patients. Early experiences…

Perspectives

Legislating The Midlevel Practitioner

Oct 1, 2015

...promote and restore oral health through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and referral services. The midlevel oral health practitioner has met the educational requirements to provide services within an expanded scope...

Perspectives

Benefits of Medical-Dental Integration

Oct 28, 2022

...Health Resources and Services Administration funding for Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities. The grant number is: 6 T12HP31863‐03‐01. References United States Preventive Services Task Force. Prevention...

Miscellaneous

Expand Your Practice

Mar 16, 2011

...of delivering preventive oral health care services include: Greater public awareness of the need for good oral health. Destigmatizing of services provided by nondentists as new oral health care providers...