5134.0 Workforce Issues

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 12:30 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Charla J. Lautar, RDH, PhD

12:30 PM
Are minority dentists more likely to care for Medicaid patients? Factors associated with acceptance of Medicaid patients in dental practices
Christopher Okunseri, BDS, MSc, Ruta Bajorunaite, PhD, Albert Abena, DDS, Karl Self, DDS, MBA, Anthony Iacopino, DMD, PhD and Glenn Flores, MD
12:45 PM
Holding up the Oral Health Safety Net: The Role of Nhsc Alumni Dentists in North Carolina
Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Neel Bhatavadekar, BDS, MS, MPH and Gary Rozier, DDS
1:00 PM
Filling the Dental Workforce Shortage by Helping Parents of Low-Income Families Enter the Workforce
Alison Buckser, MPH, Martha Dellapenna, Mary Inglis, Jennifer Giroux and Colleen Bichajian
1:15 PM
Medical professional organization efforts to increase oral health knowledge and practice
David Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP, Suzanne Boulter, MD, FAAP, Alan B. Douglass, MD and Wendy Nelson

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