Commentary on an Innovative Interprofessional Dental Practice for 2026.

Unlabelled: An innovative interprofessional model is described for the delivery of dental care in the year 2026 to optimize efficiency and profitability while enhancing quality of care.

Background: The dental practice of tomorrow may look different than today. Although not broken, the current system can be improved in efficiency and effectiveness.

Impact of the University of Colorado's Advanced Clinical Training and Service (ACTS) Program on dental students' clinical experience and cognitive skills, 1994-2006.

The University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine has operated a community-based dental education program for all of its students since 1985. A database of student productivity has been maintained in a standardized format, capable of multiyear compilation, since 1994. This study utilizes twelve years of these data to profile the type and amount of clinical treatment that can be provided by a typical fourth-year dental student during a 100-day community-based training experience.

Health Care Linkage Project: improving access to care.

The primary objective of the Health Care Linkage Project, funded by a grant from the Chicago Community Trust, is to develop, implement, and evaluate a primary health care linkage network within the city of Chicago that creates formalized linkages between community health centers, the Chicago Department of Health clinics, and hospitals. Six linkage networks are currently operational, with an additional two sites phased in during 1991. The success of the pilot project has been demonstrated by hundreds of patients receiving primary care and ancillary services on a more timely basis, by greater coordination between the public and private sector, by cost-savings to both patients and providers through reducing inappropriate use of services, and by a variety of spin-off projects which have improved the quality and accessibility of services.

The rapid determination of ascitic fluid L-lactate for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

We have prospectively studied the value of ascitic fluid lactic acid levels by a rapid kit method in the diagnosis of SBP. Forty-five nonconsecutive patients admitted with ascites were investigated and their ascitic fluid cell counts and clinical presentation compared with ascitic fluid lactic acid levels. There were seven patients with SBP, six of whom had positive cultures.