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Ensuring Access To Oral Health Care For Children: School-Based Care By Dental Therapists - A Commentary, David A. Nash, Kavita R. Mathu-Muju, Jay W. Friedman
Ensuring Access To Oral Health Care For Children: School-Based Care By Dental Therapists - A Commentary, David A. Nash, Kavita R. Mathu-Muju, Jay W. Friedman
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
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Alfred Owre: Revisiting The Thought Of A Distinguished, Though Controversial, Early Twentieth-Century Dental Educator, David A. Nash
Alfred Owre: Revisiting The Thought Of A Distinguished, Though Controversial, Early Twentieth-Century Dental Educator, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
Many in dental education are unfamiliar with the professional life and thought of Dr. Alfred Owre, a distinguished though controversial dental educator in the early twentieth century. Owre served as dean of dentistry at both the University of Minnesota, 1905-27, and Columbia University, 1927-33. He was also a member of the Carnegie Foundation's commission that developed the report Dental Education in the United States and Canada, written by Dr. William J. Gies. Owre was a controversial leader due to his creative and original ideas that challenged dental education and the profession. His assessment and critique of the problems of dental …
On Why The Dental Therapists' "Movement" In The United States Should Focus On Children--Not Adults, David A. Nash
On Why The Dental Therapists' "Movement" In The United States Should Focus On Children--Not Adults, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
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Adding Dental Therapists To The Health Care Team To Improve Access To Oral Health Care For Children, David A. Nash
Adding Dental Therapists To The Health Care Team To Improve Access To Oral Health Care For Children, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General, and the subsequent National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health, contributed significantly to raising awareness regarding the lack of access to oral health care by many Americans, especially minority and low-income populations, with resulting disparities in oral health. The problem is particularly acute among children. The current dental workforce in the United States is inadequate to meet the oral health care needs of children. It is inadequate in terms of numbers of dentists, as well as their geographic distribution, ethnicity, education, and practice orientation. Dental therapists, paraprofessionals …
Why Dentists Should Become Oral Physicians: A Response To Dr. Donald Giddon's "Why Dentists Should Be Called Oral Physicians Now", David A. Nash
Why Dentists Should Become Oral Physicians: A Response To Dr. Donald Giddon's "Why Dentists Should Be Called Oral Physicians Now", David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
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A Brief History And Current Status Of A Dental Therapy Initiative In The United States, David A. Nash, Ron J. Nagel
A Brief History And Current Status Of A Dental Therapy Initiative In The United States, David A. Nash, Ron J. Nagel
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
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Developing And Deploying A New Member Of The Dental Team: A Pediatric Oral Health Therapist, David A. Nash
Developing And Deploying A New Member Of The Dental Team: A Pediatric Oral Health Therapist, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
There are inadequate numbers of dentists able and willing to treat America's children, specifically children from low income and minority populations. This has led to the well-publicized disparities in oral health among children. In the early part of the 20th century New Zealand faced a significant problem with oral disease among its children and introduced a School Dental Service, staffed by allied dental professionals with two years' training in caring for the teeth of children, "school dental nurses." A significant number of countries have adopted the model. This article reviews the history of attempts to develop such an approach …
Developing A Pediatric Oral Health Therapist To Help Address Oral Health Disparities Among Children, David A. Nash
Developing A Pediatric Oral Health Therapist To Help Address Oral Health Disparities Among Children, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General documented the profound and significant disparities that exist in the oral health of children in the United States. Recently, the country has been issued a National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health, under the leadership of the Office of the Surgeon General. Among the significant factors contributing to the disparities problem is the access to oral health care by disadvantaged populations. There are inadequate numbers of dentists able and willing to treat children, particularly poor and minority children. In the early part of the twentieth century, New Zealand …
"And The Band Played On...", David A. Nash
"And The Band Played On...", David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
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A Tension Between Two Cultures ... Dentistry As A Profession And Dentistry As Proprietary, David A. Nash
A Tension Between Two Cultures ... Dentistry As A Profession And Dentistry As Proprietary, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Health Care Reform.... Practical Manifestations Of Theoretical Values, David A. Nash
Health Care Reform.... Practical Manifestations Of Theoretical Values, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Feminine Mystique In Dental Education: A Feminist's Challenge, David A. Nash
The Feminine Mystique In Dental Education: A Feminist's Challenge, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.