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Dental therapists may be key to serving more patients
By Melissa Busch
Dental therapists contributed to delivering dental care to patients in Alaska, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. The number of diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta rose since the introduction of dental therapy.
October 18, 2022
2022 10 19 16 28 5571 Dental Team Patient 400
Global hygienists share thoughts on expanded scope of practice
By Alex Dagostino
In an online survey, dental hygienists from 26 countries shared their thoughts on their scope of practice. Researchers summarized their competencies and legal position regarding local anesthesia and caries treatment in a report that was published on October 17 in the International Dental Journal.
October 18, 2022
2020 09 18 17 07 5677 Dentist Patient Hygienist 400
Dental assistants in the U.S. face new laws, regulatory shifts
By Melissa Busch
In 2021 and 2022, several states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia enacted legislative and regulatory changes affecting dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's "State of the States" report.
October 12, 2022
2019 07 03 18 37 7490 Dental Assistant Woman 400
Skagit Valley College dental therapy program receives accreditation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Community Catalyst is celebrating Skagit Valley College receiving accreditation for its dental therapy program by the ADA's Commission on Dental Accreditation.
September 8, 2022
2022 08 26 15 25 1738 Dental Chair Empty 400
Federal report calls for additional support for dental therapy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new federal report calls for additional funding and support to grow dental therapy and improve accessibility to oral healthcare.
August 3, 2022
2020 02 26 23 19 1148 Dentists Young 400
CareQuest urges Congress to lift dental workforce programs funding ban
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health has joined 90 other organizations in an effort to urge Congress to lift a funding ban on dental workforce programs, specifically dental therapy.
April 10, 2022
2017 05 04 10 02 04 942 Capitol Hill2 400
Hygienists may be the key to fewer dental visits at hospitals
By Melissa Busch
States that give dental hygienists more autonomy and expand their scope of practice may have fewer preventable nontraumatic dental visits at emergency rooms, according to a study published March 5 in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.
March 8, 2022
2020 01 23 19 26 0800 Dentist Patient Hygienist 400
Kellogg touts new book on dental therapy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Kellogg Foundation has released a new e-book that tells the origin story of the dental therapy movement as the foundation worked to improve care for underserved people in Alaska Native communities.
November 17, 2021
2021 06 24 22 45 0155 Dentist Woman Pain 400
4th dental therapy program in U.S. launches in Minn.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The fourth dental therapy program in the U.S. has launched at Minnesota State University, Mankato, indicating a growing demand for these professionals, according to a story published on October 15 by Pew Charitable Trusts.
October 19, 2021
2021 03 16 23 12 8964 Dental Exam Woman Hygienist 400
Second Opinion: Dental therapists key to making Medicare benefit work
By Dr. Frank Catalanotto
For the first time since Medicare's inception in 1965, Congress may approve legislation that adds dental benefits to Medicare Part B. In his next Second Opinion piece, Dr. Frank Catalanotto shares why dental therapists may be the key to making Medicare benefits work.
September 29, 2021
2021 04 02 21 56 1684 Older Smiling Dental Patient 400
Dental therapists net median income of $81K-$90K
By Hannah Welk
Dental therapists in Minnesota netted a median annual income of $81,000 to $90,000, while advanced dental therapists in the state earned up to a median of $100,000 per year, according to a recent survey published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
August 18, 2021
2021 03 16 23 12 8964 Dental Exam Woman Hygienist 400
Second Opinion: Dental therapists needed for oral health equity
By Dr. Steven Krauss
In this Second Opinion, Dr. Steven Krauss offers his response to a commentary by dental thought leaders who proposed five strategies for using the Medicaid program to increase oral health equity. Krauss argues that employing dental therapists should also be a solution.
July 29, 2021
2021 06 24 22 45 0155 Dentist Woman Pain 400
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