Geographic access to dental care varies in Missouri and Wisconsin

ConclusionThe Health Resources and Services Administration, which designates dental health professional shortage areas, relies on administrative boundaries to calculate population to dental provider ratios. These boundaries may not reflect actual or “real‐time” dental care markets. The methods employed in this paper may give policymakers a template to better determine geographic dentist shortage areas.
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research