Bills paving the way for dental therapists to work and secure reimbursement have been proposed in the House of Representatives and Senate in the state

Colorado may become the next U.S. state to begin licensing dental therapists to improve access to oral healthcare, according to an article published online October

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

The Florida Board of Dentistry has decided against expanding the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). The board unanimously voted to prohibit

Just one day after Maine’s House of Representatives approved a bill that would have created a new category of dental hygienists, the state Senate voted

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