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The absolute number and percentage of the population of dependent individuals in institutional settings are growing dramatically in the United States. The current dominant office‐based oral health delivery system is not adequately addressing the oral health needs of these populations and is unlikely to do so in the future.
There are multiple challenges in providing oral health services for dependent...