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November 19, 2012 | Program Result Report
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.
August 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF and The Alliance for Health Reform sponsored a briefing to discuss oral health care in the United States, particularly for children and other vulnerable populations.
February 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
We started a school-based program that is now in place in more than 30 Worcester County schools. Dental hygiene students from a local community college and the University of Massachusetts' Ronald McDonald "Care Mobile" provide services to students.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the California Endowment contracted nationally recognized health services researchers from UCLA to perform a rigorous evaluation of the Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program. This preface describes the Dental Pipeline program.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This chapter of this special supplement on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program explores issues related to setting up a successful CBDE.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Dental Pipeline program, presents evidence that community-based dental education (CBDE) is financially advantageous for dental schools and community clinics.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Recruiting underrepresented minority dental students of all income groups leads to more students graduating with the intention to serve minorities.
October 8, 2009 | Program Result Report
Like many Latino children, Esther Lopez, D.D.S., M.P.H., served as her parents' primary translator at their many doctor visits.
October 8, 2009 | Program Result Report
Leah Tate, DDS, grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and was an undergraduate biology major at Spelman College.
July 1, 2008 | 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.