Leaders of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe urge Washington state lawmakers to support a bill to expand dental therapists statewide, highlighting how it would support local employment and improve equitable access to care.
Former Washington state lawmaker, Ruth Kagi, encourages policymakers to improve child health by expanding dental therapists statewide, saying it is a “common-sense solution” to bolster access to needed dental care.
In a letter to the editor, a Washington state resident urges lawmakers to support expanding dental therapy, explaining how it would help her loved ones gain affordable access to care while also promoting paths to good jobs.
A Seattle Indian Health Board dentist who served on the Washington Dental Therapy Task Force, established by the legislature, shares why she supports dental therapy. She urges lawmakers to expand the practice statewide.
Executive director of Statewide Poverty Action Network urges Washington lawmakers to authorize dental therapy statewide. Bowers notes that years of evidence prove dental therapy is effective in improving access to oral health care.
The editorial board of The Eagle-Tribune outlines why dental therapy is a solution lawmakers should adopt to reduce health care costs and connect many in need to “reliable, affordable dental care.”
Over 100 areas in Ohio lack an adequate number of dental providers, among other barriers to dental care. Leaders with Ohioans for Dental Equity and the Ohio Public Health Association discuss why dental therapy is an effective solution to expand access.
Lawrence F. Hill, chair of the National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity and a consultant to the Ohio Public Health Association, on why dental therapy is a “a high quality, cost effective and successful response” to expand access to care in Ohio.
Legislation is advancing in Wisconsin that would permit dental therapists to practice in the state as a way to expand oral health care for people currently struggling to access it.
In a letter to the editor, Larry Hill, DDS, urges Ohio lawmakers to advance dental therapy as they consider expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage. He explains how it can improve access to dental care for “those not being served by the current system.”
In May, 92 health care advocates urged Congress to let states and Tribal communities access resources to build a dental therapy workforce. Dental therapy can support oral health care access and connect good-paying jobs to underserved communities.
Two dentists share how lacking access to dental care is harming communities in Oregon, and why they support a bill to expand dental therapy in the state.
