Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate registered dental hygienists' attitude
toward community service, sensitivity to patient needs, job satisfaction and their frequency to …

Objective: This study examined factors associated with dentists continuing to provide care to
the underserved populations beyond their National Health Service Corps (NHSC) obligation …

Purpose: Thirteen states in the nation authorize dental hygienists to satisfy re-licensure
requirements in part, by performing pro bono oral health services in lieu of participating in …

Background: Dental community service has become a vital component of higher education
and professional development of dental health providers. Objective: This study sought to …

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 …

The objectives of this study were to explore 1) how students across the four years of a dental
curriculum differed in attitudes towards underserved patients and community service at the …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify which underserved populations are
being treated by dentists after participation in community‐based clinical rotations as dental …

The dental hygienist's role in the treatment of special populations in nontraditional settings is
an important one. Little is known about the hygienist's practice characteristics in these …

The US surgeon general's report on oral health stressed the importance of providing dental
care to underserved patients. The objectives of this study were to explore a) dental students' …

Purpose The three main objectives of this study were to assess if the Alberta, Canada public
perceives dental hygienists as competent to practice without the supervision of a dentist …