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PATIENT PORTAL The Patient Portal is a secure online website that gives our patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information with an Internet connection. It is also an easy way to communicate with your Rural Health care team.

Who publishes state dental workforce profiles?

The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published state dental workforce profiles that included: all dental professionals in the state, including those without a state address, those not practicing, and dental students and residents.

What is a health professional shortage area?

A Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation is needed for initial eligibility for certain state and federal programs. The DOH Office of Community and Rural Health (OCRH) collaborates with local partners and health jurisdictions to gather provider data for analysis.

Why is the dental workforce important?

Dental workforce capacity. The oral health care workforce is critical to meet society’s need for high quality dental care in the United States. Health policies that intend to expand access to services, improve quality, or constrain costs must account for issues of supply, distribution, preparation, and utilization of the workforce.

What is the 1099 dental bill?

The 2007 state legislative session resulted in some important policy changes in the regulation of dental providers. Substitute House Bill (SHB) 1099 requires registration of dental assistants (an estimated group of 10,000 individuals) in Washington State.

What is primary care in Washington State?

Primary care includes medical, dental, and mental health services. According to the PCO, Washington’s statewide ratio of population to primary care dental full-time equivalent (FTE) was 1,918 to 1 in 1998. While this is considerably better than the federal standard for dental shortages (5,000 to 1), providers’ geographic distribution remained ...

When was the UW School of Dentistry founded?

The UW School of Dentistry was established in 1945 . In addition to the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree, the school offers Master of Science and DDS/PhD programs. The school enrolls 55 dental students a year, and its clinics, with 230 dental chairs, provide 66,000 patient visits a year.

Do dental hygienists collect insurance?

For all these activities, dental hygienists are required by the legislation to collect patient data on age, treatments rendered, insurance coverage, if any, and patient referral to dentist s; such data will be forwarded to the State Department of Health quarterly.