Data Proves Dental Therapy is Safe and Effective January 31, 2020 By Tera Bianchi Community Catalyst This week marks the two-year anniversary of an important milestone in the dental therapy movement – the publication of Donald Chi’s, DDS, PhD seminal study regarding the efficacy of dental therapy in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
Comfort, Connection, Relatability: The Benefit Of Dental Therapists To Tribal Communities Knows No Bounds November 26, 2019 By Brett Weber National Indian Health Board As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, it’s fitting to take a moment to reflect on what dental therapists have meant to Tribal communities thus far, as well as their potential impact going forward.
Nationwide, Dentists Are Coming Together In Support Of Dental Therapy Because They’ve Seen It Work And They Believe In Its Potential To Greatly Improve Oral Health October 31, 2019 By Lawrence Hill DDS MPH Given significant issues challenging health equity, a group of dentists came together to support evidence-based models that effectively improve health equity like dental therapy through the National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity.
Community Catalyst Welcomes National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity to the National Partnership September 30, 2019 By Tera Bianchi Community Catalyst Today, the National Partnership for Dental Therapy is thrilled to welcome The National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity (DHE) as its third Co-Chair.
More States Adopt Laws to Boost Oral Health Care Workforces August 9, 2019 By John Grant The Pew Charitable Trusts Six states have passed laws in the past 12 months authorizing dental therapists to practice in a role similar to physician assistants in medicine.
Poll Shows Americans Open to Receiving Medical and Dental Care from Range of Providers June 28, 2019 By Jane Koppelman & Jane Barrow The Pew Charitable Trusts Most Americans are open to getting some basic dental care from medical providers and some medical care from dental providers, according to a nationwide survey fielded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM).
Swinomish Holds Grand Opening For New Dental Clinic and Dental Therapy Training Facility June 17, 2019 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Seven Portland Area dental therapy students graduated on June 14 from the Alaska Dental Therapy Education Program.
The Moral Imperative of Responsible Advocacy: An Educator’s Perspective on Dental Therapy April 16, 2019 By Donald L. Chi Health Policy Hub, Community Catalyst, DDS, PhD I teach an introductory dental public health course for first-year dental students. The course encourages students to use the scientific literature as the basis for developing evidence-based solutions to public health problems.
Experts Develop Model Dental Therapy Legislation March 29, 2019 By Jane Koppelman The Pew Charitable Trusts New model legislation for authorizing the work of dental therapists could lead to more uniformity among state and tribal laws governing how much education these providers should receive and how they should be allowed to practice.
Michigan Authorizes Dental Therapy! January 2, 2019 National Indian Health Board On December 28, 2018, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law SB 541, which would allow dental therapists to practice in the state of Michigan!
