Dental Therapists: Page 10

Wash. dental groups oppose new dental therapist bills
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Representatives of the Washington State Dental Association headed to the state capitol January 27 to discuss proposed legislation that would allow dental therapists and dental hygiene practitioners.
January 26, 2012
Bill would allow Calif. to study midlevel providers
By Donna Domino
Is California gearing up to be the next state to add midlevel providers to the dental team? Lawmakers are considering a bill to allow the state to study the benefits of alternative dental care providers, and at least one state dental group supports the measure.
January 24, 2012
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FTC: Maine dental board trying to restrict IPDHs
By Kathy Kincade
The Maine Board of Dental Examiners is balking at a new law that allows independent practice dental hygienists (IPDHs) to take x-rays without the presence of a dentist as part of an expanded scope-of-practice pilot project. But the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says the board is trying to be too restrictive.
December 11, 2011
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Calif. dentists can now perform Botox
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
California dentists can now perform Botox and dermal filler procedures, the American Academy of Facial Esthetics announced.
November 15, 2011
Australian dental therapists may expand scope of practice
By Kathy Kincade
Efforts are under way to allow the more than 1,500 dental therapists in Australia to expand their current capabilities and provide dental care -- including irreversible procedures -- to adults age 26 and older without the prescription or supervision of a dentist. A pilot project in Victoria yielded positive results.
October 27, 2011
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Study finds patients support Alaska dental therapists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental health aide therapists may improve access to care for oral health where access to dentists is limited, such as Alaska, according to a new study by researchers from RTI International and the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
October 4, 2011
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Ore. law supports dental therapist pilot projects
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed into law a bill that will allow the Oregon Health Authority to establish pilot projects for dental therapists and community dental health educators.
August 15, 2011
CODA to set standards for U.S. dental therapist programs
By Donna Domino
The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) has voted to set accreditation standards for dental therapy education programs in the U.S. The decision is in response to a request by the University of Minnesota, the first U.S. dental school to initiate such programs.
August 8, 2011
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Ore. debates expanding hygienists' scope of practice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation that would expand the scope of practice of Oregon dental hygienists has been approved by the state Joint Committee on Ways and Means following "three contentious votes," according to a story in the Lund Report.
June 9, 2011
AAPHD outlines dental therapist training program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) has published a series of papers highlighting proposed curriculum guidelines for a two-year training program for dental therapists.
June 2, 2011
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5 states battle over dental therapist legislation
By Mary Otto
Despite the backing of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and other advocacy groups, state-based efforts to develop midlevel provider programs and legislation have so far met with keen opposition, with bills in five states either stalled, dead, or not yet on the table.
April 18, 2011
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First group of Minn. dental therapists set to graduate
By Donna Domino
The first graduates of Minnesota's groundbreaking dental therapist program are set to receive their diplomas in June, and all say they will focus on treating the poor, children, and the elderly, citing the overwhelming need they have seen across the state.
April 14, 2011
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