Dental health
Completed Projects
Access to Health Care for Young Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Dental health,
Health services,
Medicaid and S-CHIP
This study examined access to health care among rural children ages 0-17 who are enrolled in some type of Medicaid managed care program, and will compare this access across types of programs and, within program type, to that of urban beneficiaries.
Chartbook: Oral Health and Unmet Needs for Dental Care Among Children
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Dental health,
Health disparities,
Rural statistics and demographics
This study will characterize oral health status, dental care utilization, and unmet dental care needs among U.S. children by urban/rural residence. It will provide a descriptive analysis, using cross-sectional data from the 2003 National Survey of Children’s Health.
Dental Care For Rural Low Income And Minority Populations
Research center:
Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health,
Minority health,
Poverty
Development of a New Methodology for Dental Health Professional Shortage Area Designation
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funders:
Health Research Services Administration (HRSA),
National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
Topics:
Dental health,
Workforce
This project will develop a methodology for designating dental health professional shortage areas within the United States.
Mode of Travel and Actual Distance Traveled for Medical or Dental Care by Rural Residents
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health,
Health disparities,
Health services,
Minority health
This project examined the influence of race and rural isolation on distance traveled to receive medical or dental care, and how the potential interaction of these factors might exacerbate disparities in access to care.
Oral Health and Access to Dental Care in Rural Areas
Research center:
Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic:
Dental health
Pacific Island Continuing Clinical Eduation Program (PICCEP)
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funders:
Bureau of Health Professions,
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)
Topics:
Dental health,
Physicians,
Workforce
Rural Access and State Loan Repayment for Dentists
Research center:
ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health,
Workforce
This project will identify and evaluate the effectiveness of state loan repayment programs for dentists on improving access to rural health care. This study will establish baseline information about these programs that can be used by states to design and tailor similar programs for rural access.
Rural Dentistry: Availability, Practice, and Access
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health,
Workforce
Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
Allied health professionals,
Dental health,
Nurses,
Pharmacy and prescription drugs,
Physicians,
Workforce
The Center conducts research and analysis with the goal of improving access to an appropriate and effective health workforce in the Southeast and North Carolina. The Center draws on the resources of the Chapel Hill Campus with its five health professions schools as well as the 16-campus University of North Carolina system to respond to the information and analysis needs of health workforce policymakers in the state, the region, and the nation. The Center also collects and maintains data describing the need for and supply of health professionals, and makes these data available for research and policy analysis purposes.
Unmet Needs for Health Care Services: An Analysis of Children with Special Health Care Needs in Rural Areas
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Children,
Dental health,
Disabilities,
Health services
This project will study whether parents of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) who live in rural areas are less likely to perceive the need for routine and specialty medical care than their metropolitan counterparts, and whether CSHCN that live in rural areas face a greater risk of having unmet needs for health care services than their metropolitan counterparts.
