MARCH / APRIL 2012 :: 73(2)
Oral Health
This issue's policy forum focuses on initiatives that promote oral health and on challenges the state currently faces. Commentaries discuss new practice models and trends in dental practice, dentist workforce numbers, the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine education model, and insurance innovation in dental coverage. Several articles focus on access to oral health care in specific populations including children, adult Medicaid recipients, and people with special needs. Original articles examine reasons for tanning bed use among community college students and evaluate the effectiveness of mailed interventions to increase colon cancer screening.
Table of Contents
- Reasons for Tanning Bed Use: A Survey of Community College Students in North Carolina »
Neenan A, et al. - Two Controlled Trials to Determine the Effectiveness of a Mailed Intervention to Increase Colon Cancer Screening »
Lewis CL, et al.
- Introduction
- Introduction »
Ricketts TC III
- Introduction »
- Issue Brief
- Invited Commentaries and Sidebars
- The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Approach to Dental Workforce Education and Reaching Underserved Areas »
Chadwick DG - We’re Not Keeping Up With the Joneses: North Carolina Has Fewer Dentists per Capita Than Neighboring (and Most Other) States »
Fraher E , et al. - Access to Dental Health Care for Children in North Carolina »
Lee JY - New Practice Models and Trends in the Practice of Oral Health »
Parker MA - Medicaid Coverage for Adults in North Carolina: What Would a Reduction in Funding Mean? »
Casey MW - Policy and Proposals That Will Help Improve Access to Oral Care Services for Individuals With Special Health Care Needs »
Buchholtz KJ, King RS - Opportunities in Preventive Oral Health Care for Children in North Carolina »
King RS , Spratt CJ - Innovations in Oral Health Insurance »
Moore L
- The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Approach to Dental Workforce Education and Reaching Underserved Areas »
- Departments
- Tar Heel Footprints in Health Care: Rob Doherty, DDS, MPH »
Williams AM - Spotlight on the Safety Net: Cabarrus Health Alliance »
Alexander-Bratcher K - Running the Numbers: Utilization of Dental Health Care Services Among Pregnant Women in North Carolina »
Desrosiers TA, Meyer RE - Philanthropy Profile: Strengthening the Oral Health Safety Net: Increasing Access and Improving Financial Sustainability »
Higgins K, et al.
- Tar Heel Footprints in Health Care: Rob Doherty, DDS, MPH »
- Encouraging Collaboration Between Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in North Carolina »
Kanaan M - Response: Encouraging Collaboration between Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in North Carolina »
Barksdale D, Swanson KM - Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Working Together As a Team »
Forrest BR, et al. - Facing Down Diabetes: Are We Putting Our Best Foot Forward? »
Smart AJ









