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110	2		_aCommittee on Oral Health Access to Services (U.S.)
245	1	0	_aImproving access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations _h[electronic resource] / _cCommittee on Oral Health Access to Services, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _cc2011.
300			_axvii, 279 p. : _bcol. ill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aOral health status and utilization -- The oral health care workforce -- Settings of oral health care -- Expenditures and financing for oral health care -- A vision for the delivery of oral health care to vulnerable and underserved populations.
520			_a"Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being yet only half of the population visits a dentist each year. Poor and minority children are less likely to have access to oral health care than are their nonpoor and nonminority peers. Older adults, people who live in rural areas, and disabled individuals, uniformly confront access barriers, regardless of their financial resources. The consequences of these disparities in access to oral health care can lead to a number of conditions including malnutrition, childhood speech problems, infections, diabetes, heart disease, and premature births. Improving access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations examines the scope and consequences of inadequate access to oral health services in the United States and recommends ways to combat the economic, structural, geographic, and cultural factors that prevent access to regular, quality care. The report suggests changing funding and reimbursement for dental care; expanding the oral health work force by training doctors, nurses, and other nondental professionals to recognize risk for oral diseases; and revamping regulatory, educational, and administrative practices. It also recommends changes to incorporate oral health care into overall health care. These recommendations support the creation of a diverse workforce that is competent, compensated, and authorized to serve vulnerable and underserved populations across the life cycle. The recommendations provided in Improving access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations will help direct the efforts of federal, state, and local government agencies; policy makers; health professionals in all fields; private and public health organizations; licensing and accreditation bodies; educational institutions; health care researchers; and philanthropic and advocacy organizations."--Publisher's description.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2011. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aDental public health _zUnited States.
650		0	_aDental public health _xEconomic aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPoor children _xDental care _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPoor _xDental care _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPoor _xDental care _xEconomic aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHealth services accessibility _zUnited States.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aNational Research Council (U.S.). _bBoard on Children, Youth, and Families.
710	2		_aInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). _bBoard on Health Care Services.
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10531108 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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