C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers
ABSTRACTBackground Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play a crucial role in providing affordable and high-quality health care services to underserved populations in the United States.Objective This article explores promising career options presented by FQHCs, with a specific focus on dental...
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| author | Rosa Arzu Alamelou Radjindrin Sridevi Ponnala |
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| description | ABSTRACTBackground Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play a crucial role in providing affordable and high-quality health care services to underserved populations in the United States.Objective This article explores promising career options presented by FQHCs, with a specific focus on dental services within community-based health centers. Dental professionals play a significant role by providing much needed dental services for underserved communities by addressing health care disparities. This article also discusses the advantages and challenges of working as a dentist in an FQHC, while outlining the various ways dental professionals can get involved in this health care setting.Conclusion By choosing to work in FQHCs, dentists can contribute to improving the oral health and overall well-being of some of the most vulnerable members of their communities. This manuscript presents an overview of FQHCs and discusses roles of a dentist working at an FQHC.Continuing Education Credit Available: The practice worksheet is available online in the supplemental material tab for this article. A CDA Continuing Education quiz is online for this article: https://www.cdapresents360.com/learn/catalog/view/20. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec72a4d0faf449749bb59501db1cea202024-04-15T18:53:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of the California Dental Association1942-43962024-12-0152110.1080/19424396.2024.2324954C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health CentersRosa Arzu0Alamelou Radjindrin1Sridevi Ponnala2Alta Med Health Services, Los Angeles, CA, USATiburcio Vasquez Health Center, CA, Union City, USATiburcio Vasquez Health Center, CA, Union City, USAABSTRACTBackground Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play a crucial role in providing affordable and high-quality health care services to underserved populations in the United States.Objective This article explores promising career options presented by FQHCs, with a specific focus on dental services within community-based health centers. Dental professionals play a significant role by providing much needed dental services for underserved communities by addressing health care disparities. This article also discusses the advantages and challenges of working as a dentist in an FQHC, while outlining the various ways dental professionals can get involved in this health care setting.Conclusion By choosing to work in FQHCs, dentists can contribute to improving the oral health and overall well-being of some of the most vulnerable members of their communities. This manuscript presents an overview of FQHCs and discusses roles of a dentist working at an FQHC.Continuing Education Credit Available: The practice worksheet is available online in the supplemental material tab for this article. A CDA Continuing Education quiz is online for this article: https://www.cdapresents360.com/learn/catalog/view/20.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19424396.2024.2324954FQHCAlternate pathways in dentistryCommunity and Public health dentistry |
| spellingShingle | Rosa Arzu Alamelou Radjindrin Sridevi Ponnala C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers Journal of the California Dental Association FQHC Alternate pathways in dentistry Community and Public health dentistry |
| title | C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| title_full | C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| title_fullStr | C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| title_full_unstemmed | C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| title_short | C.E. Credit. Alternative Pathways in Dentistry: Working at Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| title_sort | c e credit alternative pathways in dentistry working at federally qualified health centers |
| topic | FQHC Alternate pathways in dentistry Community and Public health dentistry |
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