Dental health

Publications

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2011

Water Fluoridation and Dental Health Indicators in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
Date: 11 / 2011
Author(s): Michael Hendryx, Constance Weiner, Matthew Gurka
Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Dental health, Environmental & agricultural health, Public health
This study investigated the availability of fluoridated water across urban-rural settings, and relates measures of fluoride availability to national survey measures of dental health in adults and children.

2010

Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care
Date: 08 / 2010
Author(s): Emily F. Shortridge, Jonathan R. Moore
Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topic: Dental health
Persistent and worsening shortages of oral health care providers in rural areas, combined with limited acceptance of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), have left many patients without adequate access to dental care.

2009

Crisis in Rural Dentistry (Policy Brief)
Date: 04 / 2009
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Dental health, Workforce
Rural populations have fewer dentists, lower dental care utilization, and higher rates of dental caries and permanent tooth loss than urban populations. Reports from the Surgeon General and the Institute of Medicine call for more dentists in rural locations. Federal and state programs have focused on expanding rural dentist supply to increase dental access and improve oral health, but efforts may need to intensify to meet the needs of rural communities.

2008

Chartbook: Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait (Full Report)
Date: 03 / 2008
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice Probst, Nathan Hale, and Andrew Johnson
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Children, Dental health, Health disparities, Rural statistics and demographics
Although children's dental health in the U.S. has improved over recent decades, a subset of children continues to suffer dental disease severe enough to constitute a public health problem. This Chartbook examines dental health status, use of preventive services, and dental insurance among rural and urban children. The Chartbook provides information specific to rural children, and in particular rural minority children, not available in similar detail from other sources. This information can be used at the state level for program planning and assessment.

2006

Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States (Project Summary)
Date: 03 / 2006
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Dental health
Overview results of a survey of rural dentists in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. Provides charts and statistics on dentist demographics, dental hygienist and dental assistant vacancy rates, and dentist participation in Medicaid. A full report is also available.
Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States (Full Report)
Date: 03 / 2006
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, Denise M. Lishner, L. Gary Hart
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Dental health
Report Number: Working Paper No. 107
Reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. Generally, dentists and their work patterns were similar across the four states. Dentist practices varied dramatically across states regarding staffing patterns. Vacancy rates for dental hygienists varied greatly from state to state, ranging from 35 percent to 6 percent, while dental assistant vacancy rates varied from 12 percent to 4 percent. Dentist Medicaid participation and volume differed widely across the states. The majority of dentists in the four states were satisfied with their professional life, but the percentage who felt they were too busy or not busy enough varied widely among the states.
Effect of Rural Residence On Dental Unmet Need for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Date: 2006
Author(s): Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Rebecca T. Slifkin, Michelle L. Mayer
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topics: Children, Dental health, Disabilities
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 36-42
Unmet need for dental care is the most prevalent unmet health care need among children with special health care needs (CSHCN), even though these children are at a greater risk for dental problems. The combination of rural residence and special health care needs may leave rural CSHCN particularly vulnerable to high levels of unmet dental needs. Rural CSHCN are more likely to forgo needed dental care than their urban counterparts. Results suggest that rural CSHCN have unmet needs for dental care due to both difficulty accessing care and because their parents do not recognize a need.

2005

Dentist Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers
Date: 12 / 2005
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Dental health, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Workforce
Presents results for dentists from a study of staffing needs at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Provides information on dentist vacancy rates by rural and urban location. Compares dentist vacancies to other health care provider vacancies at FQHCs.

2004

Access To Dental Care For Rural Low Income And Minority Populations
Date: 09 / 2004
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Gestur Davidson, Ira Moscovice, David Born
Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Dental health, Minority health, Poverty
Report Number: Working Paper No. 54
Using data from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey, this study examines the relationships between rural residence, income, race/ethnicity, and access to dental care. The study confirms that rural-urban disparities in access to dental care persist, and finds significant differences by race/ethnicity and income within rural populations in utilization of dental care, affording needed dental care, and dental insurance.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Dental health Publications Listed by publication date. You can also view these publications alphabetically. 2011 Water Fluoridation and Dental Health Indicators in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States Date: 11 / 2011 Author(s): Michael Hendryx, Constance Weiner, Matthew Gurka Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center Topics: Dental health, Environmental & agricultural health, Public health This study investigated the availability of fluoridated water across urban-rural settings, and relates measures of fluoride availability to national survey measures of dental health in adults and children. 2010 Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care Date: 08 / 2010 Author(s): Emily F. Shortridge, Jonathan R. Moore Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis Topic: Dental health Persistent and worsening shortages of oral health care providers in rural areas, combined with limited acceptance of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), have left many patients without adequate access to dental care. 2009 Crisis in Rural Dentistry (Policy Brief) Date: 04 / 2009 Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center Topics: Dental health, Workforce Rural populations have fewer dentists, lower dental care utilization, and higher rates of dental caries and permanent tooth loss than urban populations. Reports from the Surgeon General and the Institute of Medicine call for more dentists in rural locations. Federal and state programs have focused on expanding rural dentist supply to increase dental access and improve oral health, but efforts may need to intensify to meet the needs of rural communities. 2008 Chartbook: Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait (Full Report) Date: 03 / 2008 Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice Probst, Nathan Hale, and Andrew Johnson Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center Topics: Children, Dental health, Health disparities, Rural statistics and demographics Although children's dental health in the U.S. has improved over recent decades, a subset of children continues to suffer dental disease severe enough to constitute a public health problem. This Chartbook examines dental health status, use of preventive services, and dental insurance among rural and urban children. The Chartbook provides information specific to rural children, and in particular rural minority children, not available in similar detail from other sources. This information can be used at the state level for program planning and assessment. 2006 Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States (Project Summary) Date: 03 / 2006 Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center Topic: Dental health Overview results of a survey of rural dentists in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. Provides charts and statistics on dentist demographics, dental hygienist and dental assistant vacancy rates, and dentist participation in Medicaid. A full report is also available. Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States (Full Report) Date: 03 / 2006 Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, Denise M. Lishner, L. Gary Hart Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center Topic: Dental health Report Number: Working Paper No. 107 Reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. Generally, dentists and their work patterns were similar across the four states. Dentist practices varied dramatically across states regarding staffing patterns. Vacancy rates for dental hygienists varied greatly from state to state, ranging from 35 percent to 6 percent, while dental assistant vacancy rates varied from 12 percent to 4 percent. Dentist Medicaid participation and volume differed widely across the states. The majority of dentists in the four states were satisfied with their professional life, but the percentage who felt they were too busy or not busy enough varied widely among the states. Effect of Rural Residence On Dental Unmet Need for Children With Special Health Care Needs Date: 2006 Author(s): Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Rebecca T. Slifkin, Michelle L. Mayer Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center Topics: Children, Dental health, Disabilities Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 36-42 Unmet need for dental care is the most prevalent unmet health care need among children with special health care needs (CSHCN), even though these children are at a greater risk for dental problems. The combination of rural residence and special health care needs may leave rural CSHCN particularly vulnerable to high levels of unmet dental needs. Rural CSHCN are more likely to forgo needed dental care than their urban counterparts. Results suggest that rural CSHCN have unmet needs for dental care due to both difficulty accessing care and because their parents do not recognize a need. 2005 Dentist Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers Date: 12 / 2005 Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center Topics: Dental health, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Workforce Presents results for dentists from a study of staffing needs at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Provides information on dentist vacancy rates by rural and urban location. Compares dentist vacancies to other health care provider vacancies at FQHCs. 2004 Access To Dental Care For Rural Low Income And Minority Populations Date: 09 / 2004 Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Gestur Davidson, Ira Moscovice, David Born Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Topics: Dental health, Minority health, Poverty Report Number: Working Paper No. 54 Using data from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey, this study examines the relationships between rural residence, income, race/ethnicity, and access to dental care. The study confirms that rural-urban disparities in access to dental care persist, and finds significant differences by race/ethnicity and income within rural populations in utilization of dental care, affording needed dental care, and dental insurance.