The Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the University at Albany, completed a research project to understand the inclusion of oral health screening and assessment services in physician assistant clinical practice across the US.
This project included a literature review and a survey of a sample of physician assistants to collect primary data about their clinical practices related to oral health services. The goal of the study was to understand uptake among physician assistants of oral health service provision and to describe the predictors of integration including specialty, setting, and education in oral health competencies in professional education programs.