Implications of COVID-19 on Safety-net Oral Health Services
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Description
Examines COVID-19 pandemic impacts on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other safety-net dental providers. Describes the challenges safety-net providers face in delivering care to underserved and rural communities, and examines impacts on safety-net providers offering oral health services through mobile programs. Features statistics on FQHCs offering oral health services, with breakdowns by region.
Author(s)
Margaret Langelier, Simona Surdu, Theekshana Fernando, Sai Sindhura Gundavarapu, Alex Romero
Date
04/2023
Type
Document
Organization
Oral Health Workforce Research Center
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Access · COVID-19 · Dental workforce · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health workforce supply and demand · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Oral health · Statistics and data