Purpose: Dental diseases are almost entirely preventable, but discrepancies in access to
oral healthcare limit the effectiveness of preventive interventions. Dental hygienists are …

Objectives To determine whether and to what extent the state policy environment for the
dental hygiene workforce affects the availability of dental services at Federally Qualified …

Oral health is crucial to overall health and a focus of the US Health Center program, which
provides preventive dental services in medically underserved communities. Dental hygiene …

Dental hygienists are important members of the oral health care team, providing preventive
and prophylactic services and oral health education. However, scope-of-practice parameters …

Abstract Background The Health Resources and Services Administration's Grants to States
to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities, otherwise known as the State Oral Health …

Regulations in many US states prevent dental hygienists (DHs) from fulfilling their potential
to improve oral healthcare. Wing et al. found that stringent practice regulations lower DH …

Abstract Objectives Health Resources and Services Administration‐funded health centres
(HCs) are an important source of dental services for low‐income and vulnerable patients in …

Background: Access to oral health care among low income populations is a growing
problem. The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) might increase the supply of dentists …

Background Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) have become safety-net providers
of dental services for low-income patients. The authors examined the effects of the Patient …

Direct access care provided by dental hygienists can reduce oral health disparities for the
underserved, yet legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations create complexities and limits …