Thomas Ward, DMD, MPH

Dental Therapists
In response to the Pew report on dental therapists
In this Second Opinion column, Thomas Ward, DMD, MPH, acknowledges the great work the Pew Charitable Trusts does, but on reading its report on dental therapists, he finds some crucial details missing.
February 19, 2014
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