Children had lower rates of tooth extractions and more preventive care in Alaska Native communities served frequently by dental health aide therapists (DHATs) than residents
Lawmakers in several states have considered proposals in 2017 to let dentists custom-build their ideal dental teams. Unfortunately, it is increasingly likely that most state
Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State has signed Senate Bill 5079, which lifts restrictions on tribes from using federal funding for Dental Health Aide Therapists,
The Heartland Institute and the Texas Public Policy Foundation have released a policy brief supporting the licensing of dental therapists in North Dakota to improve
The Indian Health Service (IHS) has outlined the process that it will use to finalize a policy and implementation plan to expand the use of
Ohio is the latest state to introduce legislation to license dental therapists. The measure, SB 330, introduced in May by state Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering),
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) praised the recent Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) comments to the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) on the proposed standards
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a comment endorsing the proposed accreditation standards for dental therapists by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
To provide more access to affordable dental care, a coalition of oral health activists in Maine is continuing efforts to create a new category of
Few experience dentistry the way Conan Murat has. During the last nine years, he has lived and worked as a dental therapist in a remote
A panel of academic experts has developed a set of evidence-based national standards for education programs that train midlevel providers (MLPs), also known as dental
A groundbreaking University of Otago study of dental therapists in New Zealand has highlighted the crucial role they play in child protection, plus the barriers