The Fulcrum Podcast

Episode 31 – THE POWER OF RESIDENCY IN RURAL AREA DENTISTRY

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Abstract

In this episode, host Paul Logan talks with Dr. Deidre Wilson (Wytheville) and Dr. Scott Wolpin (Virginia’s Eastern Shore) about practicing in rural, high-need areas. Dr. Wilson describes her path from VCU to a hospital-based residency at Carilion and her focus on special needs dentistry. Dr. Wolpin recounts training at Johns Hopkins, decades in community health centers, and serving patients with complex medical needs. Both emphasize residencies (GPR/AEGD) for broader clinical and medical experience needed where specialists are scarce. They discuss Virginia’s expanded adult dental Medicaid benefit, reimbursement increases, and concerns about a proposed Medicaid cap’s impact on care.

HOST:

Paul Logan of the Virginia Dental Association. Paul focuses on member advocacy, developing resources for dental students and early career dentists, and working with a broad array of stakeholders to elevate and address Virginia’s dental workforce needs. Paul currently serves on the executive committee of the Coalition for Modernizing Dental Licensure and the College Board of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Outside of work, he’s trying to keep up with his young daughters.

GUEST:

Dr. Deidre Wilson is a general dentist in Wytheville, VA. Her passion in dentistry is special needs dentistry, and she treats patients in her office and the operating room at the local hospital. She graduated from VCU School of Dentistry and completed a general dentistry residency at Carillon.

Dr. Scott Wolpin earned his DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed a General Practice Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Wolpin has served as dental director for three community health center programs and currently is Chief Dental Officer at Eastern Shore Rural Health System in Virginia. Dr. Wolpin is a former president of the National Network for Oral Health Access and has served as president of both the Eastern Shore Dental Society and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved.

EPISODE CREDITS

Producer: Paul Logan

Host: Paul Logan

Guests: Dr. Deidre Wilson and Dr. Scott Wolpin

Post-Production/Editor: Shannon Jacobs

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Publication Date

10-22-2026

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