1. The social determinants of health, social work, and dental patients: a case study.
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Burgess-Flowers, Jamie, de Saxe Zerden, Lisa, and Yokovich, Kelsey
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PROFESSIONAL practice , *SOCIAL determinants of health , *HEALTH services accessibility , *ORAL health , *SOCIAL workers , *DENTAL care , *MEDICAL care , *DENTAL education , *LABOR supply , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *DENTISTRY , *SOCIAL services , *SOCIAL case work - Abstract
Oral health has been largely overlooked in conceptualizing health, and the workforce responsible for addressing the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) within oral health settings has received little attention. While the role for social work in oral health has remained limited, there has been recent growth articulating its role in dental education. This paper presents a case study of how social work has been implemented into one school of dentistry in the U.S. to address SDOH and offers a roadmap for integration of social work into dental education, including opportunities for interprofessional health care experiences related to SDOH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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