Background Natural disasters, the potential for terrorism and weapons-of-mass-destruction
events occurring within the continental United States necessitate that all licensed health care …

Dental students should develop an understanding of the barriers to and frustrations with
accessing dental care and maintaining optimal oral health experienced by persons with limited …

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine pediatric emergency
dental trends in two safety net clinics and care-seeking experiences of young children's …

Taking a leadership role, the Illinois Department of Public Health's Division of Oral Health
has helped to successfully integrate oral health professionals into the emergency medical …

Objectives: To obtain baseline data for caries prevalence, use of dental sealants, and dental
treatment needs for children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) enrolled in the …

Background Despite supporting scientific evidence, community water fluoridation (CWF) often
fails in public referenda. To understand why, the authors quantitatively analyzed text from …

The aim of this study was to conduct a needs assessment of Medicaid and health care
reform education in the current dental curriculum of one US dental school. A mixed‐methods …

Purpose: Poverty impacts the daily lives of over 40 million Americans. Allied dental health
students need to be aware of the oral health barriers experienced by individuals with limited …

N atural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods, along with ongoing
domestic and global terrorism and the potential for pandemic flu epidemics, demonstrate …

… Lewis N. Lampiris, DDS, MPH 1 , Steven P. Geiermann, DDS 2 , and Julie A. Janssen
RDH, MA 1 . … Jefferson St, Springfied, IL 62761, 217-785-4899, llampiri@idph.state.il.us, (2) …