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Filling the Gaps: Dentist Disparities Along the Rural Urban Continuum

Categories: Agriculture/Rural Issues,Health/Medical

http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/dentist_final.pdf

This paper examines the distribution of dentists among U.S. rural and urban counties   and the implications for quality of life, health, and productivity of the significantly lower levels of dentists per 100,000 residents in nonmetropolitan counties.   A working paper of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia