Recent Accomplishments in Providing Dental Prevention Services and Other Essential Dental Care at Migrant Health Centers
Author: Lipton, James A. DDS, PhD
Date Published: 1986
The Migrant Health Program in the BHCDA has been the most concerned and active regarding the delivery of appropriate and relevant dental services to its mandated user population. Within the past two years, there have been several major accomplishments by the Office of Migrant Health, Division of Primary Care for the provision of dental care. The first accomplishment has been the compilation and publication of a directory of dental services at all migrant health centers funded by the BHCDA. The second accomplishment by the Migrant Health Program in the dental field was obtaining the attitudes, knowledge, perceptions and behavior of migrant center dental program directors throughout the country about the dental situation in their area, and the effectiveness of preventive dentistry for their user population. The third major accomplishment was the implementation of a dental prevention initiative for migrant health centers in FY86.
Date Published: 1986
The Migrant Health Program in the BHCDA has been the most concerned and active regarding the delivery of appropriate and relevant dental services to its mandated user population. Within the past two years, there have been several major accomplishments by the Office of Migrant Health, Division of Primary Care for the provision of dental care. The first accomplishment has been the compilation and publication of a directory of dental services at all migrant health centers funded by the BHCDA. The second accomplishment by the Migrant Health Program in the dental field was obtaining the attitudes, knowledge, perceptions and behavior of migrant center dental program directors throughout the country about the dental situation in their area, and the effectiveness of preventive dentistry for their user population. The third major accomplishment was the implementation of a dental prevention initiative for migrant health centers in FY86.
