Community of Practice for Dental Providers Serving Children on Medi-Cal Dental: Needs and Progress in Alameda County

• Main Authors: Kristin S. Hoeft (Author), Yilak Fantaye (Author), Benjamin W. Chaffee (Author), Suhaila Khan (Author), Elizabeth Maker (Author), Tracey Andrews (Author), Ray Stewart (Author), Ling Zhan (Author), Bhavana Ravi (Author), Jared Fine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTBackground California has a shortage of dentists able and willing to treat children in the Medi-Cal Dental Program. A dental community of practice (DCOP) model was used in Alameda County to increase provider skills and capacity and to support their Medi-Cal program participation. This paper...