community dental health coordinator, a person designed to assist dentists in improving dental care for patients with limited and no care. A CDHC works with other dental team members under the remote supervision of a dentist, CDHCs will increase access for underserved people by coordinating their dental needs, triaging care based on emergent or urgent needs, and organizing transportation and other logistical or social support as needed. A CDHC is not intended to substitute for dentists in providing clinical care; performs no irreversible procedures; does not diagnose; is part of the dental team; screens patients for emergent, urgent, or routine dental care; places temporary restorations after consulting with the supervising dentist.
