Dental Utilization for Communities Served by Dental Therapists in Alaska's Yukon Kuskokwim Delta: Findings from an Observational Quantitative Study

Dental Therapists have provided preventive and restorative dental care in Yukon Kuskokwim (YK) Delta communities since 2005. In this retrospective program evaluation, there were two goals: (1) to examine whether dental utilization rates in Alaska Native communities were associated with the number of...

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Main Authors: Dane Lenaker, Donald Chi, Lloyd Mancl, Matthew Dunbar, Michael Babb
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: University of Washington, School of Dentistry 2017
Subjects:
Health
Race and Ethnicity
Yukon
Kuskokwim
Alaska
Online Access:https://issuelab.org/resources/35157/35157.pdf
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Summary:Dental Therapists have provided preventive and restorative dental care in Yukon Kuskokwim (YK) Delta communities since 2005. In this retrospective program evaluation, there were two goals: (1) to examine whether dental utilization rates in Alaska Native communities were associated with the number of Dental Therapist treatment days; and (2) to quantify differences in dental utilization rates between communities with no Dental Therapist treatment days versus communities with the highest number of Dental Therapist treatment days during the study period.

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