Adding Dental Therapists to the Health Care Team to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Children

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 446-451

  Nash, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; dental therapist; disparities; oral health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450213170     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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