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More states moving forward with midlevel providers
By Mary Otto
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced a $16 million initiative to help coalitions in five U.S. states develop dental therapist programs similar to a controversial midlevel provider model now being used in Alaskan tribal communities.
November 16, 2010
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Wash. lawmakers to mull midlevel provider bills
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Washington state legislators have drafted a bill designed to pave the way for advanced dental therapists in the state, according to the Washington State Dental Association.
October 26, 2010
2-year study finds in favor of U.S. dental therapists
By Mary Otto
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.
October 25, 2010
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Dental therapists are not the solution
By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA
Assistants should have expanded duties, and hygienists should be able to administer local anesthesia for scalings. But allowing dental therapists to drill and extract teeth is not right.
April 18, 2010
Wis. dental association supports EFDAs, not DHATs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Clarifying a March 26 press release, the Wisconsin Dental Association said April 12 that it supports the licensing of expanded function dental assistants (EFDAs) but does not support the licensing of dental health aide therapists (DHATs) in Wisconsin.
April 11, 2010
Wis. study calls for midlevel providers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study commissioned by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services calls for the state to begin planning for expanded function dental assistants and dental health aide therapists to expand access to dental care.
March 31, 2010
Study: Patients prefer dental therapists over dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients appear to favor their interactions with dental therapists over their visits with dentists, according to a new study in the British Dental Journal.
March 11, 2010
Study: Public needs reassurance on dental therapists
By Rabia Mughal
The midlevel provider model has sparked heated debate in the U.S. dental community. But throughout the discussion, one voice has been conspicuously missing: that of the patients.
January 18, 2010
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Conn. dentists vote to try dental therapists
By Laird Harrison
Despite opposition from other professional groups, the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) wants to bring dental health aide therapists into the state for a pilot program.
January 11, 2010
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U.S. Senate votes botax out, dental therapists in
By Laird Harrison
A compromise amendment to the U.S. Senate healthcare bill would allow dental health aide therapists to practice outside Alaska where supported by new state or federal law and eliminate the proposed "botax" on cosmetic procedures. The amendment would also extend the Children's Health Insurance Program to 2015.
December 21, 2009
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New report supports use of dental therapists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental therapists could provide sorely needed care to millions of underserved Americans working in collaboration with dentists, suggests a new report by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
December 16, 2009
Dental groups battle over therapists for Native Americans
By Laird Harrison
Organized dentistry in the U.S. has split over proposed legislation that would prevent Alaska's dental health aid therapist (DHAT) program from expanding to American Indian health programs in the other 49 states.
December 6, 2009
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