Glassman Paul
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, USA.
J Am Coll Dent. 2008 Winter;75(4):29-34.
The California schools' accomplishments in the national Dental Pipeline Program led to funding by The California Endowment of a California Pipeline Phase II program. There are a number of unique aspects of this program that provide great promise for the future of dental education and oral health for underserved populations. First, they include the collaboration of the five and soon to be six California dental schools in multiple areas. The schools have been able to demonstrate their ability to accomplish things together that could not have been done individually. Second, collaboration has been established among the California dental schools and other Dental Pipeline Program partners, including the California Dental Association, the California Primary Care Association, the Hispanic Dental Association, the National Dental Association, and other community partners. This has created a major force in California that has the ability to influence strategy, policy, funding, care, and education in a way that has not been previously possible. Lessons learned from this program will have broad implications for health and educational strategy.
加利福尼亚州各学校在全国牙科人才培养计划中的成就，促成了加利福尼亚捐赠基金对加利福尼亚人才培养二期计划的资助。该计划有许多独特之处，为服务不足人群的牙科教育和口腔健康的未来带来了巨大希望。首先，其中包括加利福尼亚州五所（很快将变为六所）牙科学校在多个领域的合作。这些学校已经证明了它们共同完成单独无法完成之事的能力。其次，加利福尼亚州的牙科学校与其他牙科人才培养计划合作伙伴建立了合作关系，这些合作伙伴包括加利福尼亚牙科协会、加利福尼亚初级保健协会、西班牙裔牙科协会、全国牙科协会以及其他社区合作伙伴。这在加利福尼亚州形成了一股主要力量，能够以从前不可能的方式影响战略、政策、资金、护理和教育。从该计划中学到的经验教训将对健康和教育战略产生广泛影响。
