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.
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.
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.
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.
Six states have passed laws in the past 12 months authorizing dental therapists to practice in a role similar to physician assistants in medicine.
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).
Seven Portland Area dental therapy students graduated on June 14 from the Alaska Dental Therapy Education Program.
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.
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.
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!
