What is Dental Therapy and why is the American Dental Association pushing against it? June 11, 2024 NPR On All Things Considered, guests discuss that dental therapy could be one solution for improving oral care in underserved rural communities. What new momentum is there for dental therapy, and why is the American Dental Association pushing back?
Can dental therapists fill the gap in oral care? May 28, 2024 NPR Dental therapists have been practicing in other parts of the world for decades, but in the U.S. they are relatively few and far between. Today on the show, new momentum for dental therapy and why the American Dental Association is pushing back.
Technical colleges plan upgrades, expansions in dental training thanks to new state grants May 9, 2024 Wisconsin Public Radio Nearly all of the state’s technical colleges will receive grant funding to help address shortage of dental hygienists and assistants and create programs for newly authorized dental therapists.
Sen. Felzkowski Praises Joint Finance Actions on Dental Health Access May 8, 2024 WJJQ The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee approved a plan aimed at expanding the state’s oral healthcare workforce and includes an investment at Northcentral Technical College.
Oral health leaders aim to improve access to dental care in Florida May 7, 2024 State of Reform Dental leaders discussed efforts to improve oral health for Floridians at the 2024 Florida State of Reform Health Policy Conference last month.
Opinion: Create more educational opportunities for dental therapists April 12, 2024 The Detroit News Michigan native Jamie Toney shares why she’s moved to WA to attend a dental therapy education program and her hopes for the development of similar programs in Michigan.
Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders. This coalition is working to change that. April 4, 2024 Model D The Michigan Oral Health Coalition brings together a multitude of Michigan oral and general health partners to collaborate on improving oral health for all Michiganders, especially those who have barriers to access.
We Can Help Bridge The Gap; Dental Hygienists Lobby In State House March 26, 2024 WBX News Radio 1030 Dental hygienists lobbied inside the Massachusetts State House Monday. They backed a slew of bills to expand dental care access.
Filling our schedules’: Clinic CEO hopes new dental workers will help with appointment backlog March 18, 2024 NBC 26 Northeast Wisconsin The CEO of a Green Bay dental clinic hopes the addition of a new class of workers, dental therapists, could help reduce their appointment backlog.
Florida’s dental crisis deepens with over 7 million living in shortage areas March 11, 2024 EIN Presswire Florida is the worst state in the nation for dental access and the crisis is continuing to deepen.
Wisconsin’s First Dental Therapy Program Plans to Submit Accreditation Plan by July March 1, 2024 Wisconsin Health News Work is underway to establish Wisconsin’s first dental therapy program at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau. The campus hopes to welcome its first dozen students in fall 2025, depending on how the accreditation process goes.
Serving The Community, One Smile At A Time February 22, 2024 Pacific University Wilber Ramirez-Rodriguez, dental therapy graduate and an associate professor at Pacific University, recently joined the board of the American Dental Therapy Association and the Service and Outreach Committee for the Hispanic Dental Association.
