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$1 Million Kids Oral Health National Partnerships comes to Texas.
Guardians Life Insurance Company of America committed $1 million to the Children’s Health Fund. The donation launched the Guardians of the Smile partnership to provide quality dental care and education to children in undeserved communities across the United States. From January to June 2018, Children’s Health Fund’s programs provided more than 7,500 dental encounters to children in Washington D.C., Dallas, Idaho, Los Angeles, New York, and Southern […]
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Where are the Dentists in Oakcliff, TX ?
The map today shows the geographic location of dentists currently practicing in the Dallas, TX. In the process of conducting our GIS research, we noticed some areas that were heavily populated with oral health services as well as areas that are likely experiencing disparities in oral health care. To bring awareness to the current health […]
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Dental Professionals Shortage Areas – Texas
A Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) is a geographic area, population, or facility with a shortage of primary care, dental, or mental health providers and services. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and State Primary Care Offices (PCOs) work together using public, private, and state-provided data to determine when such a shortage qualifies for designation as an HPSA. […]
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2018 County Health Rankings Report – Texas
University of Wisconsin Population Health Insitute, School of Medicine and Public Health with the support provided from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released County Health Ranking Report. Ranking the health of nearly every county in the nation (based on the model below), County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) illustrates what we know when it comes […]