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Access to Care
barriers of care
financial
very few "free" or low cost dental care clinics
transport to and from clinics costs money
insurance
insuficent coverage
low max benefit
little to no coverage of preventative treatment
time
available often coincide with working hours
challenging and expensive to arrange childcare for appointments
travel time to affordable clinics on public transportation can be substantial
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/Oral-Health-in-America-Advances-and-Challenges.pdf#page=59
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2021
dental professionals
few located in rural areas
need for midlevel providers
financially non-viable to practice in areas of low population without increased revenue from another source like government grants
predominant small scale practice model makes collective bargaining more challenging
results in low insurance reimbursements for procedures
government does little regulation of cost
professional organizations
ADA
organizes agains mid-level providers to protect financial interests of members
ADHA
lobby's for mid-level providers but is significantly smaller than ADA
Otto, M., 2017
support organizations
federal
populations
medicare
infants and children
medicaid
initiatives and legislation
Healthy People 2020/2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/oral-conditions
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DSHHS), 2020
Surgeon General's Report
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/research/oralhealthinamerica
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2021
state
regulates scope of practice and licensure
financial support often mirror sections of federal
NGOs (non governmental organizations)
often use state and federal government grants
mainly provide support in urban and suburban areas
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https://www.medicalteams.org/how-we-heal/mobile-dental-program/emergency-dental-clinics/
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MTI by MTI, mai.org. (2020)