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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456590003321

Titolo

The U.S. oral health workforce in the coming decade [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Tracy A. Harris, rapporteur; Board on Health Care Services ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-45498-6

9786612454981

0-309-13905-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisTracy A

Disciplina

362.19

Soggetti

Dental public health - United States

Mouth - Diseases - United States - Prevention

Teeth - Diseases - United States - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Connection Between Oral Health and Overall Health and Well-Being""; ""3 Current Oral Health Needs and the Status of Access to Care""; ""4 Current Demographics and Future Trends of the Oral Health Workforce""; ""5 Current Delivery Systems""; ""6 End-of-Day Discussion: Day 1""; ""7 Challenges of the Current System""; ""8 The Ethical Principles and Obligations to Increasing Access""; ""9 The International Experience""; ""10 Workforce Strategies for Improving Access""; ""11 End-of-Day Discussion: Day 2""

""12 A Charge to Improve Children�s Access to Oral Health Services""""13 Reframing the System""; ""14 Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Planning Committee Biographies""; ""Appendix C: Speakers and Moderators""; ""Appendix D: Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix E: Submitted Comments and Questions""