Oral Health Policy and Access in the United States

Harvard HSDM

This course examines the U.S. oral health care system through a health policy lens, focusing on how federal, state, and market-based policies shape access to dental care. Major topics include oral health disparities, insurance design, financing across Medicaid, Medicare, and private markets, delivery systems, and workforce regulation. Students develop skills in policy analysis, evidence interpretation, and applied problem-solving through engagement with policy reports, empirical research,…