Open AccessImpact of a Community Dental Access Program on Emergency Dental Admissions in Rural Maryland
Author(s) -
Sandi Rowland,
Jonathon P. Leider,
Clare Davidson,
Joanne E. Brady,
Alana Knudson
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.303467
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , dental care , gerontology , family medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , nursing
To characterize the expansion of a community dental access program (CDP) in rural Maryland providing urgent dental care to low-income individuals, as well as the CDP's impact on dental-related visits to a regional emergency department (ED).