An Academic-Community Partnership Model for the Virtual Dental Home

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Describes the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)-Smile Keepers virtual dental home program, a collaboration which operated from 2021-2025 and offered school-based teledentistry services. Explores ways in which similar programs can help close access gaps for children in rural and underserved areas.

Manwa Hegde, Katie Conklin, Rachel Howard, et al.

Journal of the California Dental Association, 54(1), 2719416

09/2026

Access · Children and youth · Health screening · Oral health · Public health · Schools · Telehealth · California