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November 19, 2012 | 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.
August 15, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The process we followed was a strict, evidence based, well-informed one that included five committee meetings, one public workshop with 19 speakers, three commissioned papers, 15 external reviewers and many, many internal reviews, conversations, rew ...
July 28, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Wellness exams for children, for instance, are a very important time to explain to parents how to care for their children’s teeth. I have a two year old, and as we went through all the check-ups during the first year the pediatrician would ask me wh ...
July 14, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council released a report Wednesday that makes a compelling and urgent case for expanding access to basic oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. Commissioned by the Heal ...
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
Like many Latino children, Esther Lopez, D.D.S., M.P.H., served as her parents' primary translator at their many doctor visits.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Launched in 2001, the Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education (Dental Pipeline) program was a five-year program designed to help increase access to dental care for underserved populations. This special supplement to the Journal of Dental Education describes the evaluation in detail.