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Dental Therapists: Page 8
Maine moves forward with dental therapist bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Maine legislators approved a bill on Tuesday that would create a new category of dental hygienists: dental hygiene therapists.
June 18, 2013
Dentistry at a Crossroads: The demise of general dentistry
By
William T. Brown, DDS
Dental therapists are one response to a real and serious issue of inadequate access to care in underserved areas -- a response that has created much debate and disagreement. Here Dr. Bill Brown looks at both sides and offers a common sense solution.
June 17, 2013
Research supports dental therapists' quality of care
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Midlevel dental providers who are trained to provide fillings do so competently and safely, according to a new study in the
Journal of Dental Research
.
May 27, 2013
Maine debates dental therapist bill; experts tackle implant complications
By
Kathy Kincade
May 19, 2013
Will Maine be next to OK dental therapists?
By
Donna Domino
Maine legislators have taken the first step toward allowing dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state. A committee approved the bill last week after increasing the amount of supervised training and limiting extractions to diseased permanent teeth.
May 19, 2013
Report offers economic data on dental therapists
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to children and those who can't afford care.
May 14, 2013
ADA, AGD dispute Pew dental therapist report
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA and the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) are taking the Pew Children's Dental Campaign to task for errors in a report Pew released earlier this year about the efficacy of dental therapists in New Zealand.
May 6, 2013
Maine dentists oppose dental therapist bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state, the
Kennebec Journal
reported.
April 11, 2013
Pew report outlines New Zealand dental therapist program
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Pew Center on the States has released an issue brief that provides an overview of New Zealand's dental therapist program and outlines how midlevel providers in the U.S. could help expand children's access to dental care, prevent and treat dental caries, and improve public health.
March 19, 2013
NH reconsiders dental therapist legislation
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New Hampshire is making another effort to establish a legally defined role for dental therapists, according to a report by New Hampshire Public Radio.
February 21, 2013
NM legislators to consider 2nd dental therapist bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New Mexico health advocacy group is working to pass a bill to allow dental therapists to work throughout the state.
January 14, 2013
A response to ADA's 'scientific study' of dental therapists
By
David A. Nash, DMD, EdD
The results of the ADA study published in the current
Journal of the American Dental Association
do nothing to discredit the utilization of dental therapists in the workforce in their traditional role of providing care for children in school-based programs, according to David A. Nash, DMD, EdD.
January 2, 2013
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