Community-based Student Rotation Resources
Pertinent literature can guide development of community-based dental education programs. A list of articles that schools may find helpful follows.
Clinical Competence
Distance Education
Evaluation Programs
Financial Impact
Long-Term Impact Community Education
Long-Term Partnerships
Medical Disabilities
Memoranda of Understanding
Rural Populations
Student Rotations
Utilization and Oral Health of Low-Income Populations
Valuable Education Experience
Jacobson J, Kotowicz W, Turner D. “University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s community practice 857.” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 964-968, 1999.
Andrews K and Dempsy E. “Distance education in the U.S. and Canadian undergraduate dental curriculum.” Journal of Dental Education, 67(4): 427-438, 2003.
Chen JW, et al. “Teledentistry and its use in dental education.” Journal of American Dental Association, 134(342): 342-346, 2003.Evaluating Service-Learning Programs in Dental Education. Seattle: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 2004.
Smith, C., Ester, T., and Inglehart, M. "Dental Education and Care for the Underserved Patients: and Analysis of Student's Intentions and Alumni Behavior." Journal of Dental Education. 70(4): April 2006.
Stavisky J and Bailit H. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Response to Improving the Nation's Oral Health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 23(1S):13-15, 2002.
Bailit H, Edelstein B, Tinanoff N. "Public financing of dental care: Impact and policy implications." Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 882-889, 1999.
2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education: Finances. Chicago: American Dental Association, 2003.
Dodge W, Hardigan J, Comer R. “Financial modeling of extramural programs: Do they generate net savings?” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 890-895, 1999.
Hardigan J. “The costs and financing of dental education.” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 873-881, 1999.
Long-Term Impact Community Education
Ayers C, Abrams R, Robinson M. "U.S. and Canadian dental school involvement in extramural programming." Journal of Dental Education, 65(11): 1272-1277, 2001.
Ko M, Edelstein R, Heslin K, Grumbach K, Impact of the University of California, Los Angeles/Charles R. Drew University Medical Education Program on medical students' intentions to practice in underserved areas. Acad Med. 2005 Sep;80(9):803-8.
Bolden AJ. "Community focused partnering." Journal of Dental Research, 80(11): 1960-1961, 2001.
Formicola A. "Population-based primary care and dental education: a new role for dental schools." Journal of Dental Education, 63(4): 331-338, 2001.
Marshall S and Formicola A. “Managing community practice programs: A survey of critical issues.” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 909-916, 1999.
Johnson, BR, Loomer, PM, Siegel, SC, Pilcher, ES, Leigh, JE, Gillespie, MJ, Simmons, RK, and Turner, SP. 2007. Strategic partnerships between academic dental institutions and communities: Addressing disparities in oral health care. JADA 138, October: 1366-1372.
Bloom B, Gift H, Jack S. Dental Service and Oral Health: United States, 1989. National Center for Health Statistics. Hyattsville: National Center for Health Statistics, 1992.
Jones D. “Providing dental care for disabled patients.” Journal of California Dental Association, 28(8): 563-565, 2000.
Litch S and Cameron C. “Dental education in community practices and clinics: A legal perspective.” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 917-932, 1999.
Vargas C, Dye B, Hayes K. “Oral health status of children and adolescents by rural residence, United States.” Journal of Rural Health, 19(3): 260-268, 2002.
Vargas C, Ronzio C, Hayes K. 2003. “Oral health status of rural adults in the United States.” Journal of American Dental Association, 133(12): 1672-1681, 2002.
Vargas C, Yellowitz J, Hayes K. “Oral health status of older rural adults in the United States.” Journal of American Dental Association, 134(4): 479-486, 2003.
Berg R and Berkey D. “University of Colorado School of Dentistry’s advanced clinical and service program.” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 938-943, 1999.
Utilization and Oral Health of Low-Income Populations
Access to Oral Health Services in the U.S., 1997 and Beyond. Chicago: Oral Health America White Paper, 1997.
Future of Dentistry American. Chicago: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resource Center, 2001.
Bailit. H.L. 2007. The supply of dental services: What are the issues? The National AHEC Bulletin 23(1):3-6.
Evans C. "Opportunity: creating a national oral health plan." Journal of Dental Research, 80(9): 1784, 2001.
Haden N, et al. "Improving the Oral Health Status of All Americans: Roles and Responsibilities of Academic Dental Institutions." Journal of Dental Education, 67(5): 563-583, 2003.
Isaacs S and Schroeder S. "Class - The Ignored Determinant of the Nation's Health." New England Journal of Medicine, 351(11): 1137-1142, 2004.
Manski R, Moeller J, Maas W. "Dental services: An analysis of utilization over 20 years." Journal of American Dental Association, 132: 655-666, 2001.
Manski R, Edelstein B, Moeller J. "The impact of insurance coverage on children's dental visits and expenditures, 1996." Journal of American Dental Association, 132: 1137-1148, 2001.
Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2000.
Oral Disparities and the Hispanic population: A framework for action in response to the Surgeon General’s Report. Chicago: HDA Symposium Proceedings, A Supplement to Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, 23(12): 2002.
Promoting Oral Health: Interventions for Preventing Dental Caries, Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers, and Sports-Related Craniofacial Injuries. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, MMWR, 50(RR21); 1-13, 2001.
Tallia A, Micek-Galinat L, Formica P. "Academic-community linkages: community-based training for family physicians." Family Medicine Journal, 28(9): 618-623, 1996.
Vargas C, Crall J, Schneider D. "Sociodemographic distribution of pediatric dental caries: NHANES III 1988-1994.” Journal of American Dental Association, 129: 1229-3, 1998.
White B, Caplan D, Weintraub J. "A quarter century of changes in oral health in the United States," Journal of Dental Education, 1: 19-57, 1995.
Berg R and Berkey D. “University of Colorado School of Dentistry’s advanced clinical and service program.” Journal of Dental Education, 63(12): 938-943, 1999.
Haj-Ali, R. and Feil, P. "Rater reliability: short and long-term effects of calibration training." Journal of Dental Education. 70(4): April 2006.
Mofidi M, et al. "Dental students' reflections on their community-based experiences: The use of critical incidents." Journal of Dental Education, 67(5): 515-523, 2003.
