The U.S. oral health workforce in the coming decade : workshop summary /
"Access to oral health services is a problem for all segments of the U.S. population, and especially problematic for vulnerable populations, such as rural and underserved populations. The many challenges to improving access to oral health services include the lack of coordination and integratio...
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
©2009.
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Table des matières:
- Introduction
- The connection between oral health and overall health and well-being
- Current oral health needs and the status of access to care
- Current demographics and future trends of the oral health workforce
- Current delivery systems
- End-of-day discussion: day 1
- Challenges of the current system
- The ethical principles and obligations to increasing access
- The international experience
- Workforce strategies for improving access
- End-of-day discussion: day 2
- A charge to improve children's access to oral health services
- Reframing the system
- Concluding remarks.