The dental navigator: A necessary role in academic dental health care

Martha McComas; Karen Burnett; Jing Zhang; Elizabeth Hatfield

doi:10.1002/jdd.13633

The dental navigator: A necessary role in academic dental health care

J Dent Educ. 2024 Nov;88(11):1476-1480. doi: 10.1002/jdd.13633. Epub 2024 Jun 28.

Authors

Martha McComas¹, Karen Burnett², Jing Zhang³, Elizabeth Hatfield⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Division of Dental Hygiene, The University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Patient Services, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
³ Department of Academic Affairs, The University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 38943245
DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13633

No abstract available

Keywords: academic health centers; access to care; barriers to care; care coordination; collaborative care; medical/dental integration; multidisciplinary care; oral health care; patient navigation.