Maine legislators approved a bill on Tuesday that would create a new category of dental hygienists: dental hygiene therapists. The House of Representatives voted 95-45

Midlevel dental providers who are trained to provide fillings do so competently and safely, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research

Maine legislators have taken the first step toward allowing dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state. LD 1230, “An Act to Improve Access to

A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental

In discussions of workforce issues and the media, New Zealand has been touted as an example that dental therapists can help improve the oral health

Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists

The Pew Center on the States has released an issue brief that provides an overview of New Zealand’s dental therapist program and outlines how midlevel

New Hampshire is making another effort to establish a legally defined role for dental therapists, according to a report by New Hampshire Public Radio. SB

The results of the ADA study published in the January 2013 Journal of the American Dental Association do nothing to discredit the utilization of dental

With regard to the recent summary report by HuangshanDental.com on our studies of the financial impact of dental therapists employed in federally qualified health center

The ADA reaffirmed its position that the midlevel dental provider (MLP) model is not economically viable despite a new report by the Pew Center on

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has issued a response to the PBS “Frontline” program’s “Dollars and Dentists” documentary, praising the program for addressing the