Research by the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Albany School of Public Health shows how dental therapy has benefitted patients, providers, and clinics in Minnesota over ten years.
As a dental therapist who provides care to her Swinomish community, Sarah Chagnon sees how her profession has increased dental care access. She urges Washington lawmakers to expand dental therapy statewide especially during the COVID-19 crisis.
Arielle Cawston is a Colville tribal member and dental therapist. She urges Washington lawmakers to expand dental therapy statewide so more communities can have greater access to care.
The first dental therapist in Maine and on the East Coast, Clare Roesler, will soon start practicing at Bangor’s Penobscot Community Health Care, a clinic focused on expanding access to care for those most in need.
Michigan policymakers advance regulations to license dental therapists under the state’s 2018 law, which may alleviate some pandemic-related challenges facing patients and providers.
Since Maine finalized its dental therapy license and certification processes in June 2020, Claire Roesler will become the first dental therapist to practice in the state and on the East Coast.
State lawmakers urge support for a proposal in Oregon to license dental therapists as they look ahead to the state’s 2021 legislative session.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently shared on social media that she could finally afford orthodontic treatment now that she was a member of Congress, spotlighting the need for greater access to dental care.
The ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited the dental therapy program at Ilisaġvik College in Utqiaġvik, AK. The director of oral health promotion at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and others address the decision’s impact.
Ilisagvik College’s dental therapy program has received honor and a major stamp of approval. During its recent summer meeting, the Commission on Dental Accreditation awarded the Alaska Dental Therapy Education Program accreditation status.
The American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), which accredits all US education programs for dentists and dental hygienists, granted accreditation to a dental therapy education program for the first time.
The Commission on Dental Accreditation recently accredited the dental therapy program at Iḷisaġvik College in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, the first program of its kind to be granted the status.
