Background: A perceived shortage of dental hygienists in the United States has been linked to delays in preventive care and concerns about declining oral health outcomes. In response, some states have proposed alternative pathways permitting internationally trained dentists, dental students, and oral preventive assistants (OPAs) with limited or inconsistent education requirements to provide denta…
Background: There is a perceived national dental hygiene shortage causing delays in receiving preventive treatment and potentially increasing oral disease risk. States are proposing alternative pathways to allow less-trained individuals to provide dental hygiene care to fill this perceived gap. There is no research to support whether such measures would mitigate the shortage issue. Purpose: There…
Alexandria, VA - AGI’s GeoSpectrum brings you the stories of the geoscience profession. In the 2013 summer edition just published
This issue includes:
Safety and the geosciences by creating contamination maps of lead distribution in New Orleans, water in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Announcements about unique sessions at this year’s fall meeting circuit, such as those research…
