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Alaska dental therapy program marks milestone accreditation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental therapy program in Alaska is the first program of its kind to win accreditation from the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.

August 12, 2020

Minority groups come out against California's proposed Dental Practice Act

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce has released a digital ad urging the California Senate to vote no on AB 1998, the Dental Practice Act, which was authored by Assembly Member Evan Low.

July 30, 2020

Dental assistants: The key to productivity in the dental office

By Robynn Rixse

The efforts of dental assistants as part of the team dynamic are the key to productivity in dental practices across the U.S. The value of their input to the dental office has not gone unnoticed, writes Robynn Rixse, president of the American Dental Assistants Association.

March 5, 2020

Ore. school gets $2M for dental therapist pilot project

By Melissa Busch

The Pacific University School of Dental Hygiene Studies in Oregon has received $2 million in funding for a pilot project to determine the feasibility of adding dental therapists to dental care teams and the best way to train them.

January 2, 2020

Colo. may consider licensing dental therapists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Colorado may become the next U.S. state to begin licensing dental therapists to improve access to oral healthcare, according to news reports.

October 23, 2019

AP story chronicles dental therapist challenges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental therapists will eventually practice in every U.S. state, predicted the manager of dental campaigns for the Pew Charitable Trusts in an August 18 article from the Associated Press (AP).

August 21, 2019

More than 70% of U.S. adults support dental therapists

By Theresa Pablos

More than 70% of U.S. adults support the idea of dental therapists, according to new survey data from Pew Charitable Trusts and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. The findings demonstrate adults with private and public insurance appear open to new healthcare models.

July 1, 2019

Mich. governor signs dental therapist bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Michigan has become the eighth U.S. state to allow dental therapists to practice.

January 1, 2019

Second Opinion: Dental therapists, teledentistry, and the ultimate win-win

By Patti DiGangi, RDH

In this Second Opinion, Patti DiGangi, RDH, tackles the issues surrounding the recent approval of dental therapists in Arizona. DiGangi considers the arguments made against dental therapists and addresses them with a focus on access to care and practice profitability.

August 14, 2018

Ariz. governor signs dental therapist bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Arizona has become the seventh state to allow dental therapists to practice.

May 16, 2018

Breaking down the Minn. dental therapist experiment

By Theresa Pablos

Is the dental therapist experiment in Minnesota a success? The answer largely depends on who you ask, and it is likely too soon to know for sure. However, the program at least appears to be on the right track, according to the panelists of an April 24 webinar held by the National Association of Dental Plans.

April 25, 2018

Study focuses on dental therapists' impact in Native Alaskan communities

By Tony Edwards

In the first study to look at the long-term outcomes of communities served by dental therapists, researchers from the University of Washington have found that children in Alaska Native communities had lower rates of tooth extractions and more preventive care than those in communities not receiving services from these practitioners.

August 10, 2017

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