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Building Dental Workforce Pathways in a Rural State without a Dental School
Rashid Ahmad and Shawnda Schroeder
In North Dakota, workforce shortages are shaped by geography, training pathways, and weak return incentives.
- Statewide Dental Health Professional Shortage Area designation
- No in-state dental school
- Workforce shortages function as a structural driver of inequity • Oral health disparities among children, low-income populations, and Indigenous communities
