Open AccessImproving Access and Provision of Preventive Oral Health Care for Very Young, Poor, and Low-Income Children Through a New Interdisciplinary Partnership
Author(s) -
Diana L. Biordi,
Marjet D. Heitzer,
Eric Mundy,
Marguerite DiMarco,
S. Thacker,
Evelyn Taylor,
Marlene Huff,
Deborah Marino,
Karen Fitzgerald
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302486
Subject(s) - fluoride varnish , medicine , family medicine , oral health , scope of practice , workforce , oral hygiene , nursing , general partnership , health care , environmental health , dentistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , finance , economics , varnish , economic growth , coating
We provided oral health care services at 2 sites using a nurse practitioner-dietitian team to increase dental workforce capacity and improve access to care for low-income preschool children.