Dental health aides in Alaska: A qualitative assessment to improve paediatric oral health in remote rural villages

Dental health aides in Alaska: A qualitative assessment to improve paediatric oral health in remote rural villages

Objective: Isolated villages in Alaska face disparities in oral health and access to care. Dental health aides such as the primary dental health aide (PDHA) and the dental health therapist (DHAT) fill a critical role for providing dental care in Alaska. Our objective was to describe strengths and ba...

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Main Authors: Cunha-Cruz, J. (Author), Fiset, L. (Author), Hort, K. (Author), Huebner, C. (Author), Mallott, E. (Author), Milgrom, P. (Author), Nelson, L. (Author), Parrish, C. (Author), Senturia, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Munksgaard 2018
Subjects:
adolescent
Adolescent
adult
Adult
aged
Aged
Alaska
article
caregiver
caries prevention
child
Child
child parent relation
clinical article
community health workers/standards
controlled study
dental assistant
Dental Assistants
dental care/manpower
dental caries/prevention & control
dental procedure
dentistry
epidemiology
female
Focus Groups
genetic transcription
health
health auxiliary
health care delivery
health care quality
health care system
health disparity
health services accessibility
health services, indigenous/manpower
human
Humans
information processing
interview
male
manpower
middle aged
Middle Aged
narrative
Oral Health
organization and management
Parents
patient care
Pediatric Dentistry
procedures
qualitative research
quality of health care
rural health care
Rural Health Services
rural population
satisfaction
scientist
statistics and numerical data
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