Expanding Oral Health Access and Equity: The Impact of Federally Qualified Health Centers

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Journal of public health dentistry Pub Date : 2026-03-22 DOI:10.1111/jphd.70018

Irene Hilton, Candace L. H. Owen, Rachel Johnston, Ji Hyung Choi, Carlos Ruiz, David Maxwell, Kaylon Campbell, Alonso Galvis, Lucia Covato, Lisa Bozzetti, Madison Jackson, Ramona English, Danielle Ford, Michelle Scholtz, Colleen Lampron

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Abstract

Background

FQHCs have a 60-year history of creating equitable pathways for underserved communities. The objective of this article is to provide an understanding of the role of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in improving oral health equity and access to oral health care for underserved populations by highlighting innovative approaches to dental care delivery models, workforce and quality initiatives.

Methods

This article reviews national FQHC data, surveys of FQHC dental programs and findings from training and technical assistance programs aimed at supporting FQHCs in improving oral health equity and utilization of oral health services.

Results

FQHCs expand equitable access to oral health care through organizational characteristics that reduce barriers to care. Additionally, FQHCs further seek to increase oral health equity through innovation in oral health care delivery models, integration, quality, and workforce initiatives.

Conclusion

The FQHC model can improve oral health access and equity for underserved populations.

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扩大口腔健康获取和公平：联邦合格健康中心的影响。

背景：fqhc有60年的历史，为服务不足的社区创造公平的途径。本文的目的是通过强调牙科保健提供模式、劳动力和质量倡议的创新方法，提供对联邦合格卫生中心（fqhc）在改善口腔卫生公平和获得口腔卫生保健服务不足人群中的作用的理解。方法：本文回顾了全国FQHC数据、FQHC牙科项目调查以及培训和技术援助项目的结果，旨在支持FQHC改善口腔健康公平和利用口腔健康服务。结果：fqhc通过减少护理障碍的组织特征扩大了公平获得口腔保健的机会。此外，fqhc进一步寻求通过创新口腔卫生保健提供模式、整合、质量和人力资源举措来增加口腔卫生公平性。结论：FQHC模式可以改善服务不足人群的口腔卫生可及性和公平性。

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来源期刊

Journal of public health dentistry 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

4.30%

发文量

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Public Health Dentistry is devoted to the advancement of public health dentistry through the exploration of related research, practice, and policy developments. Three main types of articles are published: original research articles that provide a significant contribution to knowledge in the breadth of dental public health, including oral epidemiology, dental health services, the behavioral sciences, and the public health practice areas of assessment, policy development, and assurance; methods articles that report the development and testing of new approaches to research design, data collection and analysis, or the delivery of public health services; and review articles that synthesize previous research in the discipline and provide guidance to others conducting research as well as to policy makers, managers, and other dental public health practitioners.