Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Portable and Mobile Dentistry—Current and Future Opportunities
The Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 bill is intended to prevent dental disease and divert dental emergencies from high-cost centers (like hospital emergency rooms) to dental offices. Lines 15−17 of the bill include grant funding to support portable or mobile dental equipment, and this...
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| author | Shailee Gupta Muna Hakim Dishant Patel Lauren C. Stow Katherine Shin Peggy Timothé Romesh P. Nalliah |
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| description | The Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 bill is intended to prevent dental disease and divert dental emergencies from high-cost centers (like hospital emergency rooms) to dental offices. Lines 15−17 of the bill include grant funding to support portable or mobile dental equipment, and this should lead to an expansion of opportunities to deliver and receive care through the use of portable dental equipment and mobile dental vans, i.e., portable and mobile dentistry (PMD). Historically, PMD has been valuable to bridge the access gap for those for whom transport can be a challenge, like children and the elderly. However, PMD could be valuable to large employers, allowing the employees to receive dental care with minimal disruption to their workday. Oral pain is known to affect work and school attendance, and improving access to dental care could benefit individuals, families, organizations, and communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5c265de3bf846f3b41d33396e188ed82022-12-22T03:19:01ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672019-08-01737510.3390/dj7030075dj7030075Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Portable and Mobile Dentistry—Current and Future OpportunitiesShailee Gupta0Muna Hakim1Dishant Patel2Lauren C. Stow3Katherine Shin4Peggy Timothé5Romesh P. Nalliah6St. David’s Foundation, Austin, TX 78701, USASchool of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USASchool of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADental Program, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, South AustraliaAcademic Affairs and Student Services, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADental Public Health Residency, Texas A & M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USAPre-Doctoral Clinical Education, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USAThe Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 bill is intended to prevent dental disease and divert dental emergencies from high-cost centers (like hospital emergency rooms) to dental offices. Lines 15−17 of the bill include grant funding to support portable or mobile dental equipment, and this should lead to an expansion of opportunities to deliver and receive care through the use of portable dental equipment and mobile dental vans, i.e., portable and mobile dentistry (PMD). Historically, PMD has been valuable to bridge the access gap for those for whom transport can be a challenge, like children and the elderly. However, PMD could be valuable to large employers, allowing the employees to receive dental care with minimal disruption to their workday. Oral pain is known to affect work and school attendance, and improving access to dental care could benefit individuals, families, organizations, and communities.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/7/3/75mobile dentistryportable dentistrylegislationaccess |
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| title | Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Portable and Mobile Dentistry—Current and Future Opportunities |
| title_full | Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Portable and Mobile Dentistry—Current and Future Opportunities |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Portable and Mobile Dentistry—Current and Future Opportunities |
| title_short | Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Portable and Mobile Dentistry—Current and Future Opportunities |
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