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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
The dental therapy education program at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Washington, recently received accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation, which evaluates the nation’s dental education programs. Click here to read more.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
A ccess to oral healthcare remains a significant problem in the United States. 1 One solution that has gained momentum over the past decade is the expansion of the oral health workforce through the addition of a new member: the dental therapist (DT). Today, in 2020, three domestic DT educational programs exist.
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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Dental therapy legislation keeps moving across the country with 13 states and several Tribal nations implementing this member of the oral health workforce. Dental therapists are working in Tribal clinics in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In 2015, CODA issued standards for dental therapy training programs.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
T he Minnesota legislature authorized dental therapists in 2009. Today, there are 113 licensed dental therapists practicing in Minnesota, many of whom are dually licensed as dental hygienists. 1 The report contains state and federal policy recommendations to improve choice and competition in the healthcare sector.
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