ADA.org: Future of Dentistry Full Report

xviii FUTURE OFDENTISTRY

• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................
  
  
  • THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DENTAL PROFESSION...............................................
  
  
  • KEY TRENDS...........................................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Disease and Health Trends...............................................................................................................
    
    
    • Demographic Trends........................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Economic Trends..............................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Science and Technology Trends.........................................................................................................
    
    
    • Advancing Determinants of Health..................................................................................................
    
    
    • Increasing Globalization...................................................................................................................
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 2. VISION AND RECOMMENDATIONS...........................................................................................
  
  
  • VISION STATEMENT...............................................................................................................................
  
  
  • GUIDING PRINCIPLES.............................................................................................................................
    
    
    • BROAD RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................
      
      
      • Oral Health Partnerships..................................................................................................................
      
      
      • Oral Health Promotion....................................................................................................................
      
      
      • Research and Education Capabilities................................................................................................
      
      
      • Dental Workforce.............................................................................................................................
      
      
      • Financial Resources for the Dental Profession...................................................................................
      
      
      • Collaboration Between Dental Practice, Education and Research.....................................................
      
      
      • Collaborative Marketing and Public Relations.................................................................................
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLINICAL DENTAL PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT........................
    
    
    • Dental Workforce.............................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Workforce Model...........................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Workforce Balance and Diversity...................................................................................................
    
    
    • Workforce Mobility........................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Public Awareness............................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Risk-Based Dental Care..................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Evidence-Based Clinical Practice and Science Transfer....................................................................
    
    
    • Diagnostic Codes............................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Technology Transfer.......................................................................................................................
    
    
    • Dental Laboratory Technician Training and Program Accreditation...............................................
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FINANCING OF DENTAL SERVICES....................................................
    
    
    • Employer-Based Dental Benefits.....................................................................................................
    
    
    • Innovation in Dental Financing Arrangements................................................................................
    
    
    • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCESS TO CARE.................................................................................
      
      
      • The Disadvantaged.........................................................................................................................
      
      
      • Long-Term Unemployed.................................................................................................................
      
      
      • The Working Poor..........................................................................................................................
      
      
      • The Disadvantaged in Geographically Isolated Areas......................................................................
      
      
      • Special Needs Populations and Individuals with Disabilities...........................................................
      
      
      • The Elderly.....................................................................................................................................
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF DENTAL PROFESSIONALS......
    
    
    • National Board Examinations and Continuing Competency............................................................
    
    
    • Patient-Based Licensure Examinations
    
    
    • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DENTAL EDUCATION.........................................................................
      
      
      • Financial Support for High Quality Dental Education....................................................................
      
      
      • Cost Reduction
      
      
      • Off-Site Clinics...............................................................................................................................