title: The Indian Health Service in Oklahoma: dental service for American Indians.
abstract: The Indian Health Service has been providing dental services to American Indians in Oklahoma for more than 40 years. The dental program is part of an integrated health care delivery system that is one of the oldest examples of a staff model Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).
authors.affiliation: Division of Dental Services, Oklahoma City Area, IHS, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chiarchiaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D009825:Oklahoma; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012571:School Dentistry; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service