- Date:
- January 8, 2013
- Project:
- Children's Dental Campaign
- Issues:
- Dental Health
- Report:
- Falling Short
Related RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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- Data Visualizations
- Children's Dental Campaign
Expanding the Dental Workforce
Expanding the dental workforce is one cost-effective way for states to improve access for underserved Americans. Pew is working with policymakers and advocates in several states to explore creating new types of dental providers.
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- Data Visualizations
- Children's Dental Campaign
A Costly Dental Destination
Already stressed state budgets are shouldering an extra burden to cover expensive emergency room (ER) treatment for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States. more
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- Project Update
- Children's Dental Campaign
Working With Midlevel Providers: Dentists' Perspectives
Midlevel dental providers perform preventive care and routine restorative duties, such as filling cavities. Although they work in more than 50 countries, including Canada and Britain, Minnesota and Alaska are the two states in which midlevel dental providers are licensed to work as part of the dental team. In Minnesota, dental therapists work in a variety of settings. Two dentists who supervise these practitioners in Minnesota share their perspectives. more
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- Issue Brief
- Children's Dental Campaign
Dental Therapists in New Zealand: What the Evidence Shows
This brief provides an overview of New Zealand’s use of dental therapists to provide care for children, and offers insights for U.S. policymakers about how midlevel providers can expand children’s access to dental care, prevent and treat tooth decay, and improve public health. more
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- Expert
- Children's Dental Campaign
Jane Koppelman
Jane Koppelman is a senior officer for the Pew Children’s Dental Campaign, supporting Pew’s efforts to grow the dental workforce, increase access to care, and expand community water fluoridation around the country.
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