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Hindi Dental Health: Current ResearchISSN: 2470-0886
Starla Hairston Blanks Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Dental Education, Health Equity
Director, Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, USA.
Biography
Dr. Starla Hairston Blanks, is currently working as the director for Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI), Morehouse School of Medicine, USA. Her areas of research interests include Health Disparities, Health Inequality, Health Equity, Health Promotion, Health Education, Dental Education, Health Education and Promotion, Public Health Education, Public Health Communication, Evidence Based Medicine.
Publications
Research Article Open Access
Oral Health Provider Perceptions of Dental Therapists and Oral Health Equity in the Southeastern United States
Author(s): Henrie M Treadwell, Frank Catalanotto, Rueben C Warren, Linda S Behar-Horenstein and Starla Hairston Blanks
Oral Health Provider Perceptions of Dental Therapists and Oral Health Equity in the Southeastern United States
Purpose: A growing need for oral health care is challenged by the maldistribution of oral health providers and lack of opportunity to access oral health care in the current system among underserved populations. Emerging workforce models, such as dental therapists, is one option for improving oral health equity and promoting access across racial/ethnic and socio-demographic groups while addressing those who suffer from disparate lack of access. The purpose of this study is to investigate existing dental workforce perspectives in several southeastern states about emerging workforce models, specifically dental therapists, as a first step i... view more»
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