“To increase the proportion of children and adults who use the oral healthcare system each
year by 83%” was the target goal set for Objective 10 during the Healthy People 2010 …

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: Due to the profession of dental hygiene's comparative youth as both a dental and
healthcare profession, public, and corporate dental settings, it may not be clear to the public …

According to a recent study, children lose more than 40 million hours of school each year
because of dental pain and dental related illness. Children from lower socioeconomic …

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 …

Dental hygienists have traditionally worked under supervising dentists; however, that
practice is changing. States have increased settings in which associate-level dental …

Aim: Dental care utilization is an indispensable facilitator of oral health. The aim of this study
was to assess the differences between the levels of utilization of dental services and to …

Maintenance of good oral hygiene practice is the key to having a good oral health and
invariably, an improved quality of life. Consecutive consenting medical practitioners …

Funding for this study was provided by ADHA. Purpose: Multifaceted and interrelated
barriers exist in attaining access to oral health care for citizens of Virginia. As a proactive …

Oral health is strongly correlated to systemic health in the United States. Dental
professionals play a significant role in addressing the oral health and prevention of disease …