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April 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Former Health & Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan, MD, penned an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times making the case for devising more effective ways to deliver dental care to poor or rural communities across the nation. The Secretary notes th ...
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Recruiting underrepresented minority dental students of all income groups leads to more students graduating with the intention to serve minorities.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors recommend that educational programs be evaluated for the effect on the oral health of the children they serve and that closer medical-dental collaborations be fostered at all levels of the educational continuum.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
With few general dentists treating children under age four, pediatricians have an important role in performing dental screenings of young children and educating their families about preventive oral health. The authors suggest that dentists and pediatricians work together to improve the quality of preventive and oral health care available to their patients.
October 8, 2009 | Program Result Report
Leah Tate, DDS, grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and was an undergraduate biology major at Spelman College.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Oral Health America began planning a five-year program intended to establish at least 20 new model dental practices in underserved and impoverished communities across America.
June 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
In 2004, the Walking Shield American Indian Society arranged for U.S. military reserve units to provide dental health services to six Indian reservations and conducted an evaluation of this effort.
December 3, 2007 | Story
"The students are exposed to a variety of diverse populations, which promotes their learning and personal growth. And many Ohioans receive dental care that they otherwise would do without."
July 29, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium led two outreach trips of local and national dental leaders and professionals to educate them about the use of dental health aide therapists to provide dental care to rural Alaska residents.
April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Dental Assistant Training Program at the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery has provided disadvantaged, minority residents of northern Manhattan with tuition-free training to become qualified dental assistants.