The Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the Center for Health Workforce Studies
(CHWS) at the University at Albany, New York, School of Public Health completed this study to examine
practice decisions of graduates of primary care dental postgraduate training programs with a long-term
history of funding by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), assess impacts of their
training experience on current practice and access to care, and measure the long-term impact of these
programs in improving the capacity of dentists to meet the needs of the underserved.
This report was prepared for OHWRC by Ginachukwu Amah, Matthew Jura, and Elizabeth Mertz at the
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with layout design by Leanne Keough.
This work is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $449,821. The contents
are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the offi cial views of, nor an endorsement 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
research center uniquely focused 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 American Dental Association, School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, or UCSF.