November 19, 2012
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Program Result
RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.
February 21, 2012
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Human Capital Blog
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For instance, there are programs to educate pediatric physicians to apply fluoride varnishes, and for nurse practitioners to do oral exams and provide preventive services for young children during check-ups. HCB: What else did the Initiative include ...
July 1, 2008
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Issue Brief
Key barriers to dental services include low rates of dental insurance coverage, limited dental benefits available through public insurance programs, and a lack of dentists willing to serve low-income patients.
May 18, 2011
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Program Result
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.
July 11, 2009
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Program Result
Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care supported evaluations of replicable efforts by managed care organizations to integrate effective tobacco-cessation interventions into everyday clinical practice and the basic health care these organizations provide.