One of the oral health goals of Healthy People 2010 is to improve access to services. The
Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health (May 2000) charge to dental professionals is to …

Purpose: Today there is a heightened awareness to address access issues and unmet oral
needs. The current private practice system of delivering oral health care is failing many …

The purpose of this study was to investigate registered dental hygienists' and dentists'
attitudes towards the possible creation of the ADHP (Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner) …

The article focuses on the work of members of the American Dental Hygienists' Association
(ADHA) regarding the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) document. The ADHP …

Abstract Purpose. Ensuring that all Americans have access to quality oral health care has
become the primary focus of local, state, and federal government agencies; and the issue …

Purpose: To assess California dental hygiene educators' perceptions of an application of the
American Dental Hygienists' Association's (ADHA) advanced dental hygiene practitioner …

Purpose: Today there is a heightened awareness to address access issues and unmet oral
needs. The current private practice system of delivering oral health care is failing many …

Purpose: The new Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) profession is expected to
increase access to oral health care for the general population, particularly in rural and …

Problem: In the spring of 2014, the Maine state legislature enacted a new law, LD1230,
establishing a midlevel oral health care provider, the Dental Hygiene Therapist (DHT). The …

Purpose: Advanced dental hygiene practitioners (ADHPs), members of the oral health care
team, bring care to persons disenfranchised from adequate dental services. ADHPs are …