Purpose: To provide dental hygiene students with a service learning opportunity to work with
special needs and culturally diverse underserved populations through the Oral Health on …

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 …

In 2004 personnel from the Missouri Area Health Education Centers and faculty from the
University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry, Division of Dental Hygiene, joined …

Purpose: The Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) requires a health curriculum be taught.
With the assistance of the University of Michigan (UM) Dental Hygiene program, these …

The health care system is undergoing transformation in which oral health is not only valued
as an aspect of overall health, but health care delivery systems are aligning to better deliver …

Purpose: The need for education about oral health conditions has been discussed in recent
years. Current research has shown correlations between oral and systemic disease …

The release of the National Institutes of Health report, Oral Health in America: Advances and
Challenges, in 2022 identified a pressing concern about oral healthcare and that “the job is …

Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene in Norfolk, Virginia, created an innovative
preventive oral health program at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, a long term care …

The state of Florida has 18 accredited, entry-level dental hygiene associate degree
programs, but until now, there was no advanced dental hygiene degree available. As dental …

Integration of oral health care professionals (OHCPs) into medical care could advance
efforts to control increasingly prevalent conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes …