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National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
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These proceedings of the Micronesian Dental Health Strategy Meeting, held in October 1998 in San Francisco, California, discuss efforts toward improving oral health in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Topics include an overview of the involvement of the U. S. Public Health Service in regional oral health services, the crisis in the delivery of oral health services, jurisdictional differences in providing services, manpower problems, redirection for prevention, grants, and recommendations. The proceedings include an executive summary, a transcript of the meeting, and several appendices containing supplemental papers, materials, and a report on the meeting. References conclude the proceedings.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental care, Health services delivery, Public health dentistry, Personnel, Strategic plans, Federated States of Micronesia, International health, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Region IX, Pacific Islands

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272

Telephone: (202) 784-9771
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
Available for loan. Document Number: ISBN 0-910074-30-5.

This report discusses the periodic census of all known dentists in the United States and its political jurisdictions, the survey methodology, the assignment of occupation codes, specialty versus area of practice, new dentists, and interpretation of the results. Data were collected on professionally active dentists, active private practitioners, primary occupation of all dentists, and dentists in outlying areas. The report also includes two appendices: (1) a glossary of terms and (2) the survey instrument. Numerous tables and figures provide extensive statistical data. Survey data are presented on a state-by-state and a national basis.

Keywords: Oral health, Dentistry, Dentists, Geographic regions, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Military, Careers, Statistical data, Surveys