Exploring the potential for foreign-trained dentists to address workforce shortages and improve access to dental care for vulnerable populations in the United States: A case study from Washington State

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bazargan, Naseem ^a   Chi, Donald L ^a   Milgrom, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTIST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; DENTISTS; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LICENSURE, DENTAL; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 78651305674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-336     Document Type: Article

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