{"id":6644,"date":"2022-08-10T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T22:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/?page_id=6644"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:42:44","slug":"wohw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Oral Health Workforce  Tracking Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover hide-for-small\" id=\"banner-3405252\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-875258255\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y80 md-y80 lg-y80 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1837821413\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-14555831\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 360px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/WOHWLogotransparentbackground_filled.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:110px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-875258255 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-875258255 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-3405252 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_894262383\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--top ux-shape-divider--style-waves-opacity-3 ux-shape-divider--to-front\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 300\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.05\" d=\"M1014 264V386H206L34 300C34 300 344.42 277.16 436 221C542 156 590 160 704 209C811 255 899.11 214.94 979 346L1014 264Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.1\" d=\"M-302 55C-302 55 -66.73 263.25 50 214C178 160 283 116 353 141C445.68 174.1 534.28 256.19 588 249C692.9 235 764.52 75.94 855 131C940.61 183.09 1000 254 1000 254V328L-306 338L-302 55Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.15\" d=\"M-286 255C-286 255 -72 152 52 126C176 100 255 155 436 227C581.57 284.91 614.7 277.79 708 227C787 184 1009 3.0001 1093 164C1146 265.63 1031 293 1031 293L924 377L-288 389L-286 255Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.3\" d=\"M-24 69C-24 69 275.68 370.66 389 314C397 310 622 316 673 356C690.47 369.7 845 224 890 182C944.8 130.85 1018 92 1078 143C1154.12 207.7 1196 242 1196 242L1184 374L-28 386L-24 69Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M-12 201C-12 201 58 284 182 258C306 232 342.29 221.23 456 264C565 305 640.82 288.36 721 249C776 222 837.5 191.31 935 253C984 284 1030 279 1030 279L1024 430L-12 440V201Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1816742179\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-929849819\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Funding for WOHW ended on 12\/31\/2025. The information on this site remains accurate and usable as of that date. <br \/>While this work is no longer actively funded, we may make occasional updates to this archived site, which will be clearly noted when added.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n\n<style>\n#row-1816742179 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 103, 29);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative darker-box dark\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(120, 135, 176, 0.797);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-943891550\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-372241733\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2>Washington Oral Health Workforce Tracking Program<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1775136521\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1775136521 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center row-divided\"  id=\"row-2040426940\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1599006752\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"stack-2320263803\" class=\"stack hide-for-small stack-row justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/\" class=\"button secondary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Home<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/wa-dental-occupation-descriptions-capacity\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Occupations &amp; Descriptions<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<style>\n.dropbtn{color:#f2682b}\n.dropdown {\n  position: relative;\n  display: inline-block;\n\n}\n\n.dropdown-content {\n  display: none;\n  position: absolute;\n  background-color: white;\n  width: 190px;\n  box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n\n.dropdown-content a {\n  color: #f2682b;\n  padding: 12px 16px;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  display: block;\n}\n\n\n.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {display: block;}\n\n.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n  <button class=\"dropbtn\" style=\"margin-bottom:0!important\"><span><a class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"margin-bottom:0!important\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/\">Data & Findings<\/a><\/span><\/button>\n  <div class=\"dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/\">Distribution of Dental Occupations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/\">Demographics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/survey-findings\/\">Survey Findings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demand-and-population-access\/\">Employer Demand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/education-training\/\">Education and Training<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/population-need\/\">Population Need<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Reports &amp; Briefs<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/news\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>In the News<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/links-to-related-reports-resources\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Related Resources<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/about\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>About<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/contact\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Contact<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-2320263803 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"stack-2654731622\" class=\"stack show-for-small stack-row justify-center items-center sm:stack-col\">\n\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/\" class=\"button secondary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Home<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/wa-dental-occupation-descriptions-capacity\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Occupations &amp; Descriptions<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion mini-menu-dropdown\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-3007743028\" class=\"accordion-item button secondary is-underline is-large lowercase\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-3007743028-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-data-&#038;-findings\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-3007743028-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Data &amp; Findings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-3007743028-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-3007743028-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/\">Distribution of Dental Occupations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/\">Demographics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/survey-findings\/\">Survey Findings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demand-and-population-access\/\">Employer Demand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/education-training\/\">Education and Training<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/population-need\/\">Population Need<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Reports &amp; Briefs<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/news\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>In the News<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/links-to-related-reports-resources\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Related Resources<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/about\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>About<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a 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class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1381324141\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y70 md-y70 lg-y70 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"-1\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-1109999219\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Providing relevant information about Washington\u2019s oral health workforce to guide practice and policy to ensure the state\u2019s population has access to needed oral health care.<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1109999219 {\n  line-height: 1.8;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-1381324141 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgba(120, 135, 176, 0.843);\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-1381324141 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text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-776066072\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-700124902\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-4\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2843268027\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/\">Statewide distribution of dentists and other oral health occupations<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2843268027 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1112410685\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:200px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"397\" 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>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3554759604\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/education-training\/\">Education completions of select oral health occupations<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3554759604 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_308515500\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/education-training\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:200px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/thumbnail-dentistry-edu-completions.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/thumbnail-dentistry-edu-completions.png 684w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/thumbnail-dentistry-edu-completions-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_308515500 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1651222065 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  border-radius: 53px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-300549910\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-4\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/\">Oral health workforce demographics<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1821187455\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/workforce-age.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/workforce-age.png 990w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/workforce-age-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/workforce-age-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1821187455 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-300549910 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  border-radius: 53px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-992278104\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/\" class=\"button primary is-large\" style=\"border-radius:41px;\">\n\t\t<span>View more Data &amp;   Findings<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-2017694709 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(201, 201, 201);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-481123220\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-481123220 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-1312816848\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1436508009\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-1432524715\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-867261609\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-4\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/WOHW_RuralOralHealthWorkforce_Brief_Aug2025.pdf\">2025 Rural Oral Health Workforce Brief<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2136044892\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/WOHW_RuralOralHealthWorkforce_Brief_Aug2025.pdf\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:200px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"1430\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2025-rural-oral-brief.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2025-rural-oral-brief.png 1138w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2025-rural-oral-brief-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2025-rural-oral-brief-815x1024.png 815w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2025-rural-oral-brief-768x965.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2136044892 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-867261609 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  border-radius: 53px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1061109784\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-4\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025.pdf\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">2025 Career Pathways: Dentists, Dental Assistants &amp; Hygienists<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1594734490\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025.pdf\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:200px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025-screenshot.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Thumbnail of DADH report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025-screenshot.png 1152w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025-screenshot-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025-screenshot-782x1024.png 782w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/WOHW_CareerPathwaysDADH_Brief_Dec2025-screenshot-768x1005.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1594734490 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1061109784 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  border-radius: 53px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-867343930\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-4\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\">2025 Data snapshots<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1881759248\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:200px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.20.17\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.20.17\u202fPM.png 566w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-2.20.17\u202fPM-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1881759248 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-867343930 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  border-radius: 53px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1197935525\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\/\" class=\"button primary is-large\" style=\"border-radius:41px;\">\n\t\t<span>View more Reports &amp; Briefs<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1312816848 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(201, 201, 201);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1139009953\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-416174154\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-985595606\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-title-main uppercase\"><span style=\"border-bottom:10px solid #f2682b\">Oral Health Workforce In the News<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-985595606 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_894262383 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#section_894262383 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_894262383 .ux-shape-divider--top .ux-shape-fill {\n  fill: rgb(69, 63, 97);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1868349847\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2041\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/iStock-1413548874-e1732322719198.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-957334780\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-126009575\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-4 medium-columns-1 small-columns-1 row-full-width slider row-slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-push\"  data-flickity-options='{&quot;imagesLoaded&quot;: true, &quot;groupCells&quot;: &quot;100%&quot;, &quot;dragThreshold&quot; : 5, &quot;cellAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,&quot;wrapAround&quot;: true,&quot;prevNextButtons&quot;: true,&quot;percentPosition&quot;: true,&quot;pageDots&quot;: false, &quot;rightToLeft&quot;: false, &quot;autoPlay&quot; : false}' >\n\n  <div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2026\/04\/21\/uw-oral-health-training-center-aims-to-boost-dental-care-access-in-rural-communities\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"UW Oral Health Training Center aims to boost dental care access in rural communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/kqh-oral-health-300x154.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"UW School of Dentistry&#039;s new Oral Health Training Center in Spokane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/kqh-oral-health-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/kqh-oral-health-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/kqh-oral-health-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/kqh-oral-health-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/kqh-oral-health.png 1950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2026\/04\/21\/uw-oral-health-training-center-aims-to-boost-dental-care-access-in-rural-communities\/\" class=\"plain\">UW Oral Health Training Center aims to boost dental care access in rural communities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt 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Development and Implementation of the Indian Health Service Expanded Function Dental Assistant-1 (EFDA-1) Occupation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/wohw-efda-report-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thumbnail of the report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/wohw-efda-report-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/wohw-efda-report-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/wohw-efda-report-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/wohw-efda-report-1536x1065.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/wohw-efda-report.png 2034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2026\/01\/16\/chws-releases-new-report-on-development-and-implementation-of-the-indian-health-service-efda-1\/\" class=\"plain\">CHWS releases new report on Development and Implementation of the Indian Health Service Expanded Function Dental Assistant-1 (EFDA-1) Occupation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">16<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Jan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2026\/01\/07\/dental-therapists-offer-more-than-just-hygiene-for-native-communities\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"Dental therapists offer more than just hygiene for Native communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/tribal-dental-therapy-300x172.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A guest looks at a commemorative book during a ceremony for the inaugural graduating class of Skagit Valley College and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community\u2019s dental therapy program at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge in Anacortes in June, 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/tribal-dental-therapy-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/tribal-dental-therapy-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/tribal-dental-therapy-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/tribal-dental-therapy-1536x880.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/tribal-dental-therapy-2048x1174.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2026\/01\/07\/dental-therapists-offer-more-than-just-hygiene-for-native-communities\/\" class=\"plain\">Dental therapists offer more than just hygiene for Native communities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">07<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Jan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/11\/13\/state-investment-doubles-capacity-at-uw-dental-program-in-spokane\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"State investment doubles capacity at UW dental program in Spokane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/uw-dental-program-227x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"UW Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Tricia Serio visiting Spokane&#039;s RIDE dental program.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/uw-dental-program-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/uw-dental-program.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/11\/13\/state-investment-doubles-capacity-at-uw-dental-program-in-spokane\/\" class=\"plain\">State investment doubles capacity at UW dental program in Spokane<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">13<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Nov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/09\/26\/washington-health-workforce-council-meeting-focuses-on-oral-health\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"Washington Health Workforce Council meeting focuses on oral health\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-presentation-thumb-9-26-25-300x170.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thumbnail screenshot of the presentation slide with title and presenter names.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-presentation-thumb-9-26-25-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-presentation-thumb-9-26-25-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-presentation-thumb-9-26-25-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-presentation-thumb-9-26-25.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/09\/26\/washington-health-workforce-council-meeting-focuses-on-oral-health\/\" class=\"plain\">Washington Health Workforce Council meeting focuses on oral health<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">26<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/09\/11\/ada-releases-new-report-on-dental-workforce-in-the-us\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"ADA releases new report on dental workforce in the US\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/hpi-data-report-300x166.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/hpi-data-report-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/hpi-data-report.png 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/09\/11\/ada-releases-new-report-on-dental-workforce-in-the-us\/\" class=\"plain\">ADA releases new report on dental workforce in the US<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">11<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/09\/04\/new-report-data-snapshot-on-wa-rural-oral-health-workforce\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"New Report: Data Snapshot on WA Rural Oral Health Workforce\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wa-rural-oral-snapshot-2025-update-232x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wa-rural-oral-snapshot-2025-update-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wa-rural-oral-snapshot-2025-update.png 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/09\/04\/new-report-data-snapshot-on-wa-rural-oral-health-workforce\/\" class=\"plain\">New Report: Data Snapshot on WA Rural Oral Health Workforce<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">04<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/2025\/08\/28\/uw-chws-research-scientists-highlight-rural-oral-health-workforce-at-washington-health-workforce-council-meeting\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"UW CHWS Research Scientists Highlight Rural Oral Health Workforce at Washington Health Workforce Council Meeting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-hwc-meeting-300x167.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Screenshot of recorded meeting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/wohw-hwc-meeting-300x167.png 300w, 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