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Attracting residents to rural medicine – AAMC

Wheeler County, Oregon boasts a fairly unusual distinction: It has more square miles (1,717) than residents (1,354). But it is like many rural regions in its struggle to provide residents with medical care. “There’s no doctor in the county. No psychiatrist. No dentist,” says Joy Anderson, who runs a community health center in the county… Read More: Attracting residents to rural medicine – AAMC »

Residents in care homes ‘missing out on dental care’

The teeth of people living in care homes in England are being left to rot, dentists say. The warning comes after the Care Quality Commission found that residents did not always have access to dentists and were not getting the support they needed to look after their teeth. Its inspectors visited 100 homes caring for… Read More: Residents in care homes ‘missing out on dental care’ »