Towards building the oral health care workforce: Who are the new dental therapists?

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-45

  Blue, Christine M ^a   Lopez, Naty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Dental education; Dental therapist; Dental therapy; Midlevel dental provider; Oral health care access; Oral health care workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MINNESOTA; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 79251641489     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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