Dental therapists are popping up around the country as a potentially cost-effective way to deliver oral care to underserved communities. The American Dental Association is pushing back. Our colleagues ...
During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle "Roz" Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth. Ferry, who is Inupiaq, remembers having to get on a plane to get from her remote Alaskan village ...
Dental therapists have been practicing in other parts of the world for decades, but in the U.S. they are relatively few and far between. Like a hygienist, dental therapists can do cleanings as well as ...
A growing number of states and tribal communities are allowing dentists to employ dental therapists to help meet the growing need for routine dental care. The Pew Charitable Trust defines dental ...
Alyssa Klugman, a dental therapist, commutes an hour to the Apple Tree Dental center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where she mainly treats underserved patients. FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — All six of Michelle ...
MADISON – A new kind of dental profession was created in Wisconsin on Wednesday after years of gridlock in the state Capitol over whether to allow the licensure of dental therapists, a healthcare ...
Dental therapy is finally poised for success, says Cat Edney, but how can we take full advantage of this opportunity?
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