The shifting landscape of the United States (US) health care system presents vast
opportunities for dental hygienists to advance their role in improving population health. In …

Background: Historically, the oral health care system has been separated both
administratively and clinically from the larger health care delivery system. Despite this …

Collaborative leadership and stakeholder engagement have created the concept of dental
therapist intraprofessional dental team members who are expanding and extending the …

Aims Increased awareness of oral health disparities in the United States has highlighted the
need to expand the workforce and access to both primary and preventive dental care …

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a driving force behind state-of-the art health care
delivery. Health care experts, governmental bodies, health professions organizations and …

The dental hygienist team member has an opportunity to coordinate care within an
interprofessional practice as an oral health care manager. Background and purpose …

The last twenty years have brought a plethora of changes in health care. The
implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) facilitated a paradigm shift from a focus on …

Context Two major trends are currently working their way through the health system. The first
trend relates to the need to increase the capacity of health professionals prepared to work …

The accountable care organization (ACO) provides an opportunity to strategically design a
comprehensive health system in which oral health works within primary care. A dental …

Patient and population health are influenced by a myriad of factors outside the traditional
biomedical model of disease. Health partnerships, based on a collaborative approach and …