Developing a peer-led approach to assess the oral health needs and experiences of people in
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Why it matters for dental
Prison healthcare teams, public-health dentists, and Medicaid-heavy clinics gain a validated peer-assessment model that can uncover high rates of untreated oral disease and care gaps among people in custody or recently released.
Key points
- The study describes a peer-led framework specifically designed to measure oral-health needs and post-release experiences.
- Target population is adults currently incarcerated or within the immediate post-release period.
- Findings are published in Nature (Dentistry section) and are therefore peer-reviewed primary research.
- Model can be adapted by prison dental programs, re-entry clinics, or DSOs serving correctional health contracts to refine outreach and resource allocation.
Who should care
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