2-year study finds in favor of U.S. dental therapists

Oct 25, 2010

The first major independent evaluation of Alaskan dental health aide therapists (DHATs) has found that the midlevel providers are offering safe and competent care to residents of remote and underserved native communities.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Latest in Dental Education
Researcher
UCLA dental, Dongwoon partner on cancer technology
July 24, 2025
Dr. Yang Chai, PhD.
USC dental school names new dean
July 15, 2025
$4.4M/year... working only 2 days a week? Discover how.
Sponsored
$4.4M/year... working only 2 days a week? Discover how.
July 25, 2025
Dental Student
Dental training center to open in Pa.
June 11, 2025
Related Stories
2010 10 26 10 46 56 746 2010 10 26 Dentaldog
Dental Education
Rescue dog eases dental patients' fears
2014 02 13 13 44 50 61 Practice Success200x200
Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for doctor finances
2009 12 11 14 00 01 405 Second Opinion
Dental Education
A call to action for all dental professionals
$4.4M/year... working only 2 days a week? Discover how.
Sponsor Content
$4.4M/year... working only 2 days a week? Discover how.
More in Dental Education
UCLA dental, Dongwoon partner on cancer technology
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry signed a research deal with South Korean firm Dongwoon Anatech to advance its saliva-based platform, which detects cancer and other diseases early.
July 24, 2025
Researcher
USC dental school names new dean
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Southern California (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry has named Associate Dean of Research Dr. Yang Chai, PhD, as its dean.
July 15, 2025
Dr. Yang Chai, PhD.
AP names new president
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Prosthodontics Chair of the University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health Dr. Carlo Ercoli has been named the 102nd president of the Academy of Prosthodontics (AP).
June 17, 2025
Executives Handshake
Dental training center to open in Pa.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, the Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville, and the Titusville Area Hospital are launching a regional training center to expand dental training and care in rural areas.
June 11, 2025
Dental Student
Dentsply Sirona to collaborate with HPU
Dentsply Sirona and High Point University (HPU) will launch a joint project this summer to improve dental education and access to affordable dental care.
May 28, 2025
Dental School Lab
ADHA opposes bill, claiming it bypasses accreditation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) President Erin Haley-Hitz has publicly opposed Nevada Senate Bill 495.
May 28, 2025
Hand Stop Sign 400
AskDentistry.ai launches AI platform
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered knowledge base platform AskDentistry.ai has launched.
May 16, 2025
Dentist Phone
UCLA Dental to integrate Pearl AI tool
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider Pearl announced that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry will integrate with Pearl Calibrate.
May 16, 2025
Dentist Patient Exam Review Unai
HKU launches 1st AI oral cancer clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Prince Philip Dental Hospital have launched the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) clinic for oral potentially malignant disorders.
May 14, 2025
Older Patient Doctor
Dugoni to open new multidisciplinary care center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry will open the Multidisciplinary Care Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center on its San Francisco campus.
May 12, 2025
2023 01 12 Dugoni Sod 400
UPike dental school gets $2.3M to build clinic, more
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Delta Dental of Kentucky Foundation is donating $2.35 million to the University of Pikeville’s (UPike) Tanner College of Dental Medicine to support oral health in Eastern Kentucky.
May 5, 2025
Money Bag Grant Award
UT Health dental school names new dean
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dr. Kenneth M. Hargreaves, PhD, has been named dean of the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health) at San Antonio School of Dentistry.
May 2, 2025
2025 05 02 Kenneth Hargreaves
Page 1 of 353
Next Page