Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Dental workforce
Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Program: Academic Years 2015-2020
Describes activities of the Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene (PD) program as it enhances dental workforce education and training to prepare predoctoral dental students, dental hygiene students, and dental hygienists to meet the needs of vulnerable, underserved, or rural communities. Features statistics including PD training site settings and characteristics, with breakdowns by percentage in rural locations.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Describes activities of the Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene (PD) program as it enhances dental workforce education and training to prepare predoctoral dental students, dental hygiene students, and dental hygienists to meet the needs of vulnerable, underserved, or rural communities. Features statistics including PD training site settings and characteristics, with breakdowns by percentage in rural locations.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Dental Residencies in Graduate Medical Education Programs: Academic Years 2015-2020
Describes activities of the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME) and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (THCGME), in providing federal funds to maintain and expand graduate medical education, including dental residencies in medically underserved areas. Features statistics including CHGME and THCGME program characteristics with breakdowns by percentage of awardees with disadvantaged or rural backgrounds.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Describes activities of the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME) and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (THCGME), in providing federal funds to maintain and expand graduate medical education, including dental residencies in medically underserved areas. Features statistics including CHGME and THCGME program characteristics with breakdowns by percentage of awardees with disadvantaged or rural backgrounds.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Indian Health Service (IHS) Continuing Dental Education Courses
Helps Indian Health Service (IHS) oral health professionals find continuing dental education (CDE) courses and manage the CDE process. Offers CDE courses to IHS, tribal, urban, and contract dental personnel. Some courses require completion of a prerequisite course.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Helps Indian Health Service (IHS) oral health professionals find continuing dental education (CDE) courses and manage the CDE process. Offers CDE courses to IHS, tribal, urban, and contract dental personnel. Some courses require completion of a prerequisite course.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Nebraska Oral Surgery Map
Shows oral surgery state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Shows oral surgery state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska Dental Hygienist Map
Shows dental hygienist state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Shows dental hygienist state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Alabama Health Professional Shortages and Related Resources
Provides county-level maps of Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Undeserved Area/Population (MUA/P) designations in Alabama, and associated resources.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Provides county-level maps of Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Undeserved Area/Population (MUA/P) designations in Alabama, and associated resources.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Nebraska Pediatric Dentistry Map
Shows pediatric dentistry state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Shows pediatric dentistry state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska General Dentistry Map
Shows general dentistry state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Shows general dentistry state and federal shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Kansas Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas Geographic and Low-Income County-Level Designations
Shows a map of Kansas identifying the counties designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and their related HPSA scores.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Shows a map of Kansas identifying the counties designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and their related HPSA scores.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Scope of Practice Policy
Website designed to provide state policymakers with information on scope of practice topics related to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dental hygienists, dental therapists, and behavioral health providers. Includes interactive state policy maps and a legislation database.
Sponsoring organizations: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Conference of State Legislatures
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Website designed to provide state policymakers with information on scope of practice topics related to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dental hygienists, dental therapists, and behavioral health providers. Includes interactive state policy maps and a legislation database.
Sponsoring organizations: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Conference of State Legislatures
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