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National Partnership for Dental Therapy Grows to More Than a Hundred Organizations

The National Partnership for Dental Therapy (NPDT), which aims to improve access to dental...

The East Coast’s First Dental Therapist to Begin Practicing in Maine

The first dental therapist on the East Coast will begin working in Bangor, Maine,...

Alaska Dental Therapy Program Gains CODA Accreditation

The ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) has accredited the dental therapy program at...

SDF Programs Could Save Millions for Medicaid

Substituting silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for traditional restorative care in treating young children for...

Dental Therapy: A Joker in the Stacked Deck of Access to Care

There exists no universal definition for the term “access to care.”1,2 Meanings are all...

Michigan Considers Dental Therapist Classification

The Michigan State Senate is now considering Senate Bill 1013 (2016), sponsored by Senate...