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Improving Access to Oral Health Care Services Among Underserved Populations in the U.S.: Is There a Role for Mid-Level Dental Providers?
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 22, Number 3, August 2011
- pp. 740-744
- 10.1353/hpu.2011.0068
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Nearly one-third of U.S. citizens lack access to basic preventive and primary oral health care services, which is primarily the result of the high costs of care and the uneven geographic distribution of dental providers. This article examines the case for and against one possible solution to address these barriers to oral health care: the introduction of a mid-level dental provider (MDP) position within the dental field.