Opportunities for Federal Policymakers to Support Dental Therapy
In a recent webinar, expert panelists highlighted steps that Congress and the Biden administration could take to reduce oral health disparities by leveraging dental therapists.
Dental Therapy is a Free Market Issue
In the National Partnership for Dental Therapy’s recent webinar, Dental Therapy: A Free Market Health Care Solution, panelists explained why it’s an ideal bipartisan strategy to improve America’s oral health.
Veterans Need Congress And The VA To Unlock Access To Dental Care And Hire Dental Therapists
While serving as dental director for the Cincinnati Health Department, I led a nonprofit dental clinic that was among the largest in the nation to serve people facing homelessness, many of whom were U.S. veterans, like myself.
Expert panel: Dental therapy can help undo racism in oral health care
As the COVID-19 pandemic exposed, racial disparities and inequities in our health system run deep. When it comes to dental health, people of color and those with low incomes face the steepest hurdles to getting care.
Webinar Explains How State Dental Therapy Laws Can Advance Equity
Federal and state leaders are increasingly recognizing dental therapy as a cost-effective solution to expand access to oral health care. In 2020, the first dental therapy program was accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental...
A conversation with dental therapists on improving oral health care
In a webinar, dental therapists from three different states share experiences joining a dental team. Their diverse stories highlight how the profession is an effective solution to bring oral health care to more people and also improve care in other ways.
Even More Groups Join the Movement to Support Dental Therapy
More than 130 groups are united by their belief that dental therapy is an equity-focused, cost-effective means of addressing a lack of dental care for far too many people across the U.S.