The Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the Center for Health Workforce Studies
(CHWS) at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health completed a study to evaluate factors
identifi ed by consumers as impacting their access to oral health services and to explore diff erences in
utilization of oral health services by demographically distinct population groups.
This report was prepared for OHWRC by Simona Surdu, Margaret Langelier, Sohini Dhar, and Mia
Stuffl ebeam, with layout design by Leanne Keough. Qiushuang Li completed the data analyses. OHWRC
is supported by the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U81HP27843, a Cooperative Agreement for a
Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, in the amount of $2,249,288. The content and conclusions
of this report are those of OHWRC and should not be construed as the offi cial position or policy of, nor
should any endorsements be inferred by, HRSA, HHS, or the US government.
The mission of OHWRC is to provide accurate and policy-relevant research on the impact of the oral
health workforce on oral health outcomes. The research conducted by OHWRC informs strategies
designed to increase access to oral health services for vulnerable populations. OHWRC is based at CHWS
at the School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), and is the only
HRSA-sponsored research center with a unique focus on the oral health workforce.
The views expressed in this report are those of OHWRC and do not necessarily represent positions or
policies of the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY.