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Dental Care as a Test Case for Rural Health Reform

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.2402

August 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint uses dental care as a test case for whether rural health care reform translates into more reliable access.

Corresponding Author: Hawazin Elani, BDS, PhD, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (hawazin_elani@hsdm.harvard.edu).

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