The challenge to delivering oral health services in rural America

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Skillman, Susan M ^a   Doescher, Mark P ^a   Mouradian, Wendy E ^a   Brunson, Diane K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

dental; oral health; prevention; rural; urban; workforce

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953928916     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00178.x     Document Type: Review

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