Open AccessCommunity Dental Health Coordinators
Author(s) -
Jane Grover
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.78.6.383
Subject(s) - dental health , community health , dental practice , dental equipment , community health workers , dental assistant , dental auxiliary , medicine , nursing , medical education , family medicine , dentistry , environmental health , public health , health services , population
The American Dental Association's Community Dental Health Coordinator program was designed to teach community health worker skills to dental auxiliaries. Case management, a valued skill utilized by medical providers, is largely unknown in the dental profession. When case management is incorporated into a dental professional's practice, prevention becomes amplified, leading to decreased costs and increased access.
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