Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

While 13 states have passed legislation allowing licensure of dental therapists, red tape often impedes the ability of states to get these midlevel practitioners into the workforce. To read more about the role of dental therapists, check out Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s annual supplement Perspectives on the Midlevel Practitioner.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The US government system of classifying occupations—Standard Occupational Classification—recently revised the category of dental hygienist from “Health Technologists and Technicians” to “Healthcare Diagnosis or Treating Practitioners,” which should lead to additional opportunities for this important member of the dental team.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As a dental hygienist, if you have ever moved across state lines or tried to work in a different state than the one in which you reside, you well know the challenges this poses for clinicians and their families. Table 1 provides a list of benefits for such a compact.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dental therapists have been authorized to practice in 14 states, and are currently working in about half of those, helping increase access to dental care for underserved communities. The goal of administrative rulemaking is to bring about the implementation of state statute consistent with law as efficiently as possible.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Older adults may not know it, but they were incredibly close to having Medicare cover comprehensive dental benefits for the first time in the program’s 57-year history. The reason to include dental coverage in Medicare is simple: oral healthcare is healthcare. Wide-Ranging Impact of Poor Oral Health.

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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). 2 The first three cohorts of DTs to practice in the US completed training in New Zealand.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Let’s take a look at where dental therapy is headed and what states should consider as dental therapy progresses across the country (Figure 1). Choice and Competition. 1 The report contains state and federal policy recommendations to improve choice and competition in the healthcare sector. What’s Ahead in 2021. Sounds simple enough.

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