Citation

Psoter WJ, Park PJ, Boylan RJ, Morse DE, Glotzer DL. J. Am. Dent. Assoc. 2008; 139(8): 1067-1073.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 E. 24th Street, New York City, NY 10010, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Dental Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18682621

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Members of the established public health systems and medical community must understand that, in medical surge events, members of the dental profession and other non-traditional disaster health care personnel are an additional source of assistance in response activities. METHODS: The authors relied on hands-on experience, expert consultations, literature reviews and Web searches to identify disaster response training programs appropriate for members of the dental profession and other health care personnel. RESULTS: The authors identified multiple governmental and professional disaster training programs. CONCLUSIONS: Five key national-level programs address the training and organization of health care professionals to support a large-scale disaster program. Because of their training and skills, dental professionals would be valuable additions to these programs and could make significant contributions if natural disasters and/or terrorist events were to occur.

Language: en