https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/topics/dental-workforce Rural Health & Human Services News by Topic: Dental workforce - Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://dailyyonder.com/bringing-health-care-training-closer-to-home-for-rural-students/2026/06/29/ Kansas City University's Rural Health Scholars program is building up the rural health care workforce in the region where Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri meet. By building relationships with 8 different community colleges and 2 four-year universities, the program will accelerate career pathways for students who want to become doctors or dentists in rural communities. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38704 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2026/06/pennsylvania-dentist-meadville-university-of-pittsburgh-crawford-mckean-rural-issues/ Discusses dental workforce shortages across Pennsylvania and highlights the impact on access when a provider retires. Describes initiatives at 2 Pennsylvania universities to train dental students in regional centers and clinics as a strategy to increase the rural dental workforce. Notes these initiatives are incorporated into the state's Rural Health Transformation Program plan. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38663 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/19/2026-10017/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is establishing a new system of records, Graduate Medical Education (GME) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Resident Assessment Records. The system will contain records about medical and dental residents training in children's hospitals and teaching health centers, which are used to justify the number of residents counted in calculated GME payments to the hospitals and health centers and avoid duplicate reimbursements. This notice is effective May 19, 2026, except for routine uses described in detail in this notice. Comments on this notice and the routine uses are due by June 18, 2026. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38554 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500