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Increasing access to dental and medical care by allowing greater flexibility in scope of practice

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  • Manski, R.J.
  • Hoffmann, D.
  • Rowthorn, V.

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In recent years, advocates for increasing access to medical and oral health care have argued for expanding the scope of practice of dentists and physicians. Although this idea may have merit, significant legal and other barriers stand in the way of allowing dentists to do more primary health care, physicians to do more oral health care, and both professions to collaborate. State practice acts, standards of care, and professional school curricula all support the historical separation between the 2 professions. Current laws do not contemplate working across professional boundaries, leaving providers who try vulnerable to legal penalties. Here we examine the legal, regulatory, and training barriers to dental andmedical professionals performing services outside their traditional scope of practice.

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  • Manski, R.J. & Hoffmann, D. & Rowthorn, V., 2015. "Increasing access to dental and medical care by allowing greater flexibility in scope of practice," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(9), pages 1755-1762.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302654_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302654
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    1. Shishir Shakya & Alicia Plemmons, 2020. "Does Scope of Practice Affect Mobility of Nurse Practitioners Serving Medicare Beneficiaries?," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 41(4), pages 421-434, December.
    2. R Frederick Lambert & Amy Yu & Catherine Orrell & Jessica E Haberer, 2020. "Perceived oral health interventions by medical providers in Gugulethu, South Africa," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(5), pages 1-13, May.

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