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•	Unaffordable Dental Care Is Linked to Frequent School Absences Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson This policy brief examines the number of children in California who miss school due to lack of affordable dental care. Specifically, ...	Policy Brief	Nov 2009

•	Dental Insurance in California: Scope, Structure, and Availability Nadereh Pourat Although structured similarly to health insurance, dental insurance is often more limited in scope and availability.	Outside Publication	Sep 2009

•	Coverage Matters: The Role of Insurance in Access to Dental Care in California Nadereh Pourat Dental insurance plays a key role in oral health. However, while dental insurance typically covers preventive services and significantly reduces the costs for services such as fillings, crowns, and dentures, dental benefits often are not comprehensive and come with significant cost-sharing requirements and annual caps, which may lead to unaffordable out-of-pocket expenditures.	Outside Publication	Sep 2009

•	Differences in Characteristics of California Dentists Who Employ Dental Hygienists and Those Who Do Not (The Journal of the American Dental Association) Nadereh Pourat Dental hygienists can increase dentists' productivity, yet nationwide, one-third of dentists do not employ a hygienist.	Journal Article	Aug 2009

•	Distribution and Characteristics of Dentists Licensed to Practice in California, 2008 Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson California has about 14% of the total number of dentists nationwide–the largest percentage of any state.	Fact Sheet	Jun 2009

•	Reforming Dental Education: Faculty Members' Perceptions on the Continuation of Pipeline Program Changes (Journal of Dental Education) Amardeep Thind, Kathryn A. Atchison, Ronald M. Andersen, Terry T. Nakazono, John J. Gutierrez In 2002–03 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) established the Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program to change dental education in the United States.	Journal Article	Dec 2008

•	Drilling Down: Access, Affordability and Consumer Perceptions in Adult Dental Health Nadereh Pourat Although many Californians have dental insurance, even those with coverage may not be getting the dental care they need, and this is also the case among people who get dental benefits under Medi-Cal.	Outside Publication	Nov 2008

•	Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2005 and CHIS 2003 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Y. Jenny Chia, Nicole Lordi, David Grant, Mirabai Rao This report provides a summary of the statewide findings from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), with highlights of changes from 2003 to 2005.	Research Report	Sep 2008

•	One in Three Young Children Do Not Get Regular Dental Care Nadereh Pourat These two fact sheets show that nearly one-third of young children 11 years of age or younger have never visited a dental provider or have not visited a dental provider in more than one year.	Fact Sheet	Apr 2008

•	Haves and Have-Nots: A Look at Children's Use of Dental Care in California Nadereh Pourat This report examines dental care utilization of California children and finds that disparities in dental visits exist, including lower rates of visits for Latino and African American children and those without dental insurance.	Outside Publication	Feb 2008

•	Characteristics of Dentists Who Provide Dental Care to Publicly Insured Patients (Journal of Public Health Dentistry) Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus Dentists who care for publicly insured patients appear to have practices that are different from those who do not, in terms of delivery of patient care and practice structure.	Journal Article	Oct 2007

•	What Enhances Underrepresented Minority Recruitment to Dental Schools? (Journal of Dental Education) Ronald M. Andersen, Daisy C. Carreon, Judith-Ann Friedman, Sebastian E. Baumeister, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Terry T. Nakazono, Pamela L. Davidson This study examined the factors influencing the proportion of underrepresented minority students (URM) in dental schools.	Journal Article	Aug 2007

•	Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States: Health Care Access Elena Zúñiga, Xóchitl Castañeda, Al Averbach, Steven P. Wallace This report focuses on the population of Mexican ancestry in the United States and in California, with an emphasis on immigrants.	Research Report	Oct 2006

•	Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from the CHIS 2003 and CHIS 2001 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Jenny Chia, John Kurata Many Californians are still struggling to reach good health, according to this report from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the country's largest population-based state health survey.	Research Report	Jun 2006

•	Is There a Shortage of Dental Hygienists and Assistants in California?: Findings from the 2003 California Dental Survey Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus This report uses data derived from a survey of 13,600 general dentists throughout California and constructs a picture of private dental practice in California; including staffing levels, wage and benefits, patient populations, and experiences in utilizing Allied Dental Health Professionals (ADHP).	Research Report	Dec 2005

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