Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Oral health
2021 Georgia Dental Hygienist Workforce Report: Based on 2020-2021 Licensure Renewal Data
An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, gender, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Cherri Tucker, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, gender, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Cherri Tucker, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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2021 Georgia Dentist Workforce Report: Based on 2020-2021 Licensure Renewal Data
An overview of Georgia's dental workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dentists by age, gender, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dentists and concentrations of dentists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Freeman Montaque, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dentists by age, gender, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dentists and concentrations of dentists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Freeman Montaque, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Utah Primary Care Needs Assessment 2021
Assesses the primary care needs in the state of Utah. Reviews indicators of healthcare access, health status, social determinants of health, and the primary care workforce shortages in Utah. Includes information and maps on primary care, dental, and mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Assesses the primary care needs in the state of Utah. Reviews indicators of healthcare access, health status, social determinants of health, and the primary care workforce shortages in Utah. Includes information and maps on primary care, dental, and mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Evaluating the Impact of Dentists' Personal Characteristics on Workforce Participation
Describes the personal, practice, and family characteristics of dentists by gender, and discusses the differences in employment participation that might impact service delivery over time. Features statistics including employment/ownership status, hours worked, wage income, commuting time, and location of work. Includes a section on urban or rural practice location.
Author(s): Margaret Langelier, Simona Surdu, Sai Sindhura Gundavarapu, Shabnam Seyedzadeh Sabounchi
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Describes the personal, practice, and family characteristics of dentists by gender, and discusses the differences in employment participation that might impact service delivery over time. Features statistics including employment/ownership status, hours worked, wage income, commuting time, and location of work. Includes a section on urban or rural practice location.
Author(s): Margaret Langelier, Simona Surdu, Sai Sindhura Gundavarapu, Shabnam Seyedzadeh Sabounchi
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Veteran Oral Health: Expanding Access and Equity
Report discusses the oral health disparities and barriers to access for veterans. Features data pertaining to the oral health status of rural veterans and explores oral health coverage among veterans.
Author(s): Annaliese Cothron, Sean Boynes, Chelsea Chokas, et al.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: American Institute of Dental Public Health, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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Report discusses the oral health disparities and barriers to access for veterans. Features data pertaining to the oral health status of rural veterans and explores oral health coverage among veterans.
Author(s): Annaliese Cothron, Sean Boynes, Chelsea Chokas, et al.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: American Institute of Dental Public Health, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges
Report explores the relationship oral health has to overall health and wellness. Discusses the societal factors that affect oral health and oral healthcare access. Features a discussion on rural oral health disparities and access to care in rural areas.
Additional links: Errata Notice, Executive Summary
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
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Report explores the relationship oral health has to overall health and wellness. Discusses the societal factors that affect oral health and oral healthcare access. Features a discussion on rural oral health disparities and access to care in rural areas.
Additional links: Errata Notice, Executive Summary
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
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For Want of a Dentist: The Rise of the Dental Therapy Movement in Tribal Nations and the U.S.
Report discusses the role of dental therapists in tribal communities to address oral health workforce shortages. Details the history of oral health professional shortages, highlights the populations bearing the burden of the shortages, and describes how tribal communities have used dental therapists to improve access to oral healthcare.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Report discusses the role of dental therapists in tribal communities to address oral health workforce shortages. Details the history of oral health professional shortages, highlights the populations bearing the burden of the shortages, and describes how tribal communities have used dental therapists to improve access to oral healthcare.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Accessing Oral Health Care in Rural Areas
A tip sheet that discusses how pregnant people and children struggle to access oral healthcare in rural areas. Provides strategies for Head Start staff to extend oral healthcare access to rural families.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start
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A tip sheet that discusses how pregnant people and children struggle to access oral healthcare in rural areas. Provides strategies for Head Start staff to extend oral healthcare access to rural families.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start
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Missouri Health Assessment
Describes the Missouri state health status assessment, community themes and strengths, state health system assessment, and forces of change. Mentions rural throughout and includes statistics showing disparities between urban and rural areas for various health issues.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Describes the Missouri state health status assessment, community themes and strengths, state health system assessment, and forces of change. Mentions rural throughout and includes statistics showing disparities between urban and rural areas for various health issues.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Improving Access to Care in Underserved Rural Communities: Eighteenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress
Offers policy and program development recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress regarding primary care training and education. Recommendations aim to advance health equity through enhanced support of primary care workforce training to address health barriers in rural and other underserved communities. Covers longitudinal clinical training in rural primary care, integrating oral and behavioral health in primary care, enhancing telehealth capacity, and supporting interprofessional team-based education and practice in maternal-infant care.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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Offers policy and program development recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress regarding primary care training and education. Recommendations aim to advance health equity through enhanced support of primary care workforce training to address health barriers in rural and other underserved communities. Covers longitudinal clinical training in rural primary care, integrating oral and behavioral health in primary care, enhancing telehealth capacity, and supporting interprofessional team-based education and practice in maternal-infant care.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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