COVID-19 has created an uncertain environment for the health care workforce. While some health care workers are working longer hours, others, including dental providers, are being asked to stay at home for their safety. Moreover, many health center leaders are concerned about paying “non-essential” staff given the operational and...
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MTSU – Strengthening America’s Rural Dental Workforce Through Policy and Partnerships
This webinar was produced by the Montana State University Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies. Presenters Hannah L. Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH and Debra Hoyle, B.S.W. discuss dental health and how to strengthen the workforce.
IOH Toolkit
The Innovations in Oral Health (IOH) Toolkit was created through the Innovations in Oral Health (IOH) initiative at Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences. The Toolkit was designed to help you “create lasting change around interprofessional oral health education at your institution” and contains information and resources such as: Step-by-step instructor guides...
OHWRC – The Dental Assistant Workforce in the United States, 2015
Developed by OHWRC at CHWS, this brief summarizes key findings from the Dental Assistant Workforce report, specifically demographic and employment characteristics of dental assistants and gaps in data about this workforce.
CHWS – Oral Health Research Brief, November 2015
This research brief examines the dentist and dental hygienist workforce in New York, including counts and demographic characteristics, as well as practice characteristics.
ADEA – All Together Now: Realizing IPE at Academic Health Centers
This webinar was hosted on August 18, 2015 by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) as a part of ADEA’s Leading Conversations webinar series. The webinar focuses on barriers to interprofessional education (IPE) implementation and strategies to overcome them from multiple perspectives involved in dental education.
CHWS Oral Health Workforce Research Center
Access to oral health care has become a growing concern over the past decade. Despite efforts to improve the oral health of the nation’s population, oral health disparities persist. These disparities are characterized by compromised oral health status, particularly among certain vulnerable populations. One of the factors believed to...
NNOHA Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
This presentation describes strategies for recruiting and retaining oral health providers in rural communities. Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
NNOHA How Can a Dental Hygienist Improve Access and Productivity in Your Community Health Center?
This resource, created in partnership with the American Dental Hygiene Association, outlines the various functions and roles that dental hygienists can play in Community Health Centers.
NNOHA Salary and Retention Survey of Health Center Oral Health Providers, 2010
NNOHA, in partnership with the Baylor College of dentistry, conducted a salary and retention survey of Health Center dentists and dental hygienists in 2009, and the final report was published in 2010.