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Dental Clinic Deserts in the US: Spatial Accessibility Analysis

Description
Provides a spatial analysis of 205,762 active U.S. dentists and examines access to dental clinics cross the country. Includes maps that show county-level dental shortages as well as demographic breakdowns of residents, such as poverty, insurance status, rurality, and more.
Author(s)
Shahinoor Rahman, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Ichiro Kawachi, Renuka Tipirneni, Hawazin W. Elani
Citation
JAMA Health Forum, 7(12)
Date
12/2024
Tagged as
Access · Dental workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Oral health · Statistics and data