Feasibility of an innovative medical dental integration program to provide overdue adolescent vaccinations in a federally qualified health center.

Jessica L JackAaron BubanChristine KrentzMark DurniakScott HamiltonJoshua T B Williams

Published in: Journal of public health dentistry (2024)

Many adolescents see dental providers more than their primary care providers, creating an opportunity to vaccinate adolescents overdue for immunizations during dental visits. A medical dental integration program to provide adolescent vaccinations was feasible in a federally qualified health center with co-located medical and dental services. Expansion to diverse healthcare settings is necessary to further explore implementation outcomes.

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