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    The document is a research paper on barriers to dental health care access. It discusses several key barriers including oral health literacy, financial factors, psychological factors, and challenges for special populations. It also outlines some potential solutions such as legislation, education programs, collaboration between professionals, and mid-level dental provider programs. The paper incorporates a survey on dental health topics administered to college students.

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    The document is a research paper on barriers to dental health care access. It discusses several key barriers including oral health literacy, financial factors, psychological factors, and challenges for special populations. It also outlines some potential solutions such as legislation, education programs, collaboration between professionals, and mid-level dental provider programs. The paper incorporates a survey on dental health topics administered to college students.

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    The document is a research paper on barriers to dental health care access. It discusses several key barriers including oral health literacy, financial factors, psychological factors, and challenges for special populations. It also outlines some potential solutions such as legislation, education programs, collaboration between professionals, and mid-level dental provider programs. The paper incorporates a survey on dental health topics administered to college students.

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    of 16

    The Importance

    of Dental Health
    Care Access
    by
    Chloe Walls
    Why I Chose This Topic

    ● Interest in dentistry
    ● Effects of proper oral health care on
    self-esteem
    ● Understanding difficulties can help in trying to
    create solutions
    My Project Journey
    Original Idea Final Touches
    Personal interest Survey

    Narrow topic Contacting SHU offices

    Change in advisors
    Covid-19 limits
    My own curiosity
    Challenges
    Barriers to Dental Health Care
    Oral Health Psychological
    Literacy Factors

    OHL is how well someone understands, Dental anxiety can be greatly affect how
    acquires, and carries out oral health info often people seek dental health care
    (Bersell, 2017) (Oral Health Foundation, 2018)

    Special
    Financial Factors Populations
    There is limited access to dental
    An increase in education of how to treat
    insurance and limited success of dental
    special populations is severely needed
    coverage through Medicaid
    (Academy of General Dentistry, 2012)
    (Academy of General Dentistry, 2012)

    (Academy of General Dentistry, 2012)


    Overcoming
    Barriers

    Legislation Education
    Legally including dental health Begin teaching proper dental
    care in health care (MacDougall, health from a young age with a
    2016) focus on prevention instead of
    treatment (Academy of General
    Dentistry, 2012)
    Increasing Medicaid
    reimbursements (Academy of Incorporating special populations
    General Dentistry, 2012) into courses or encouraging
    continued education
    Overcoming
    Barriers (cont.)
    Collaboration Mid-Level Providers

    Other professionals indicating the Implementation of mid-level


    importance of dental health care provider programs can increase
    (Huff, 2015) access to care (Bersell, 2017)

    Patient Activation

    Hopefully, overcoming barriers will


    make people care more about
    their oral health
    Survey Topics

    Demographics Personal Barriers to Effects of Impact of


    Hygiene care Covid-19 care
    Survey Results

    Mix of class years


    52 51 covered by and socioeconomic
    guardian’s status. Mostly
    responses science majors due
    insurance
    to survey method.
    Your oral health (smile, breath, etc.) can impact your self esteem.
    You feel as if you can properly care for your teeth.
    Open-ended Questions
    Has the Covid-19 pandemic
    affected your accessibility to Are there any changes you would
    dental health care (dentists like to see on campus to help you
    appointments, dental hygiene improve your dental health?
    products, etc.)?
    Intellectual Incorporation of
    Risk Liberal Arts
    ● Articles contained information I had to do extra
    ● Approached the topic through an
    research on
    interdisciplinary lens
    ● My survey did not fully align with national data
    ○ Multifaceted problems need
    ● Never conducted a survey before
    comprehensive solutions
    ● Had to learn to limit curiosity when there are
    ○ Science, sociology, psychology
    deadlines
    ● Will help me be a better oral health care
    provider
    Outreach
    Collaboration between the
    Center for Orthodontics and
    Griff’s Food Locker Signs in Residence Hall
    Communal bathrooms

    Resource pamphlet of local


    Dentists for out-of-state
    students available through
    Health Services
    Thank you!
    ● Dr. Ja’Nean Reay - Content Advisor
    ● Dr. Christine Cusick - Honors Advisor
    ● Lexie Michele and Taylor Sofranko - Partners on the flyer
    ● Residence Life
    ● Seton Hill University Center for Orthodontics - Mrs. Kelli Wege
    ● Health Services
    ● Dr. Jason Draper
    Bibliography
    Academy of General Dentistry. (2012, July). AGD White Paper Barriers to Care.
    American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. (2021). Adolescent Oral Health Care.
    Chicago; The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry.
    Barriers to Care. ASDA. (2021). Retrieved January 3, 2021, from
    https://www.asdanet.org/index/get-involved/advocate/issues-and-legislative-priorities/Barriers-to-Care
    Bersell, C. H. (2017). Access to Oral Health Care: A National Crisis and Call for Reform.
    The Journal of Dental Hygiene, 91(1), 6–14.
    A comprehensive guide to dental insurance. Guardian Direct. (2020). Retrieved January
    18, 2021, from https://www.guardiandirect.com/dental-insurance/comprehensive-guide
    Dahlgren, L., & Stenlund, H. (2006). Oral Health Behavior and self-esteem in Swedish
    adolescents over four years. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38(5), 583–590.
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    https://doi.org/10.1038/bdj.2007.977
    Folayan, M. O., Tantawi, M. E., Oginni, O., Oziegbe, E., Mapayi, B., Arowolo, O.,
    Adeniyi, A. A., & Sam-Agudu, N. A. (2021). Oral Health Practices and oral hygiene status as indicators of
    suicidal ideation among adolescents in Southwest Nigeria. PLoS ONE, 16(2).
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247073
    Huff, Q. A. (2015, July 8). Oral Health and Poverty: A perfect smile comes at a cost. I
    Like My Teeth. Retrieved October 23, 2018, from
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    -in-oral-health/
    Bibliography (cont.)
    Kaur, P., Singh, S., Mathur, A., Makkar, D. K., Aggarwal, V. P., Batra, M., Sharma, A., &
    Goyal, N. (2017). Impact of dental disorders and its influence on Self Esteem Levels among adolescents.
    JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 11(4).
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    Keller 202, A. (2020). Crooked teeth and self-esteem in teens: Everything you should
    know. WebMD. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from
    https://www.webmd.com/connect-to-care/teeth-straightening/crooked-teeth-and-self-esteem-in-teens
    MacDougall, H. (2016). Dental disparities among low-income American adults: A social
    work perspective. Health & Social Work, 41(3), 208–210. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlw026
    Oral Health Foundation. (2018, April 19). Income, education and social isolation linked
    to dental anxiety in new report. Dental Health. Retrieved November 23, 2018, from
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    port
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