Health Professional Shortage Area Dental

DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) The federal Dental HPSA designation (formerly Health Manpower Shortage Areas) identifies areas as having a shortage of dental providers on the basis of availability of dentists and dental auxiliaries. To qualify for designation as a Dental HPSA, an area must be: A rational service area, [the Federal Shortage Designation Branch recognizes Medical Services Study Areas as rational service areas.] Population to general practice dentist ratio: 5,000:1 or 4,000:1 plus population features demonstrating "unusually high need", A lack of access to dental care in surrounding areas because of distance, overutilization, or access barriers. Benefits of designation as a Dental HPSA include: Student loan repayment and personnel placement through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC); Eligibility for the California State Loan Repayment Program; Scholarships for dental training in return for service in a shortage area; and Funding priorities for training in general practice dentistry in programs that provide substantial training in shortage areas.This data was updated July, 2014. (2014 ver.7)

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notes <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:14pt">DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The federal Dental HPSA designation (formerly Health Manpower Shortage Areas) identifies areas as having a shortage of dental providers on the basis of availability of dentists and dental auxiliaries. To qualify for designation as a Dental HPSA, an area must be: </SPAN></P><OL><LI><P><SPAN>A rational service area, [the Federal Shortage Designation Branch recognizes Medical Services Study Areas as rational service areas.] </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Population to general practice dentist ratio: 5,000:1 or 4,000:1 plus population features demonstrating "unusually high need", </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>A lack of access to dental care in surrounding areas because of distance, overutilization, or access barriers. </SPAN></P></LI></OL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Benefits of designation as a Dental HPSA include: </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Student loan repayment and personnel placement through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC); </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Eligibility for the California State Loan Repayment Program; </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Scholarships for dental training in return for service in a shortage area; and </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Funding priorities for training in general practice dentistry in programs that provide substantial training in shortage areas.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>This data was </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:16pt">updated July, 2014. </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">(2014 ver.7)</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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