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Valerie Davidson: The Impact of Dental Therapists in Alaska

By W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Access to routine dental care should be a right, not a privilege.

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Dental Therapists Are Right for Washington

By Washington Dental Access Campaign

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State dentists lobby is blocking potential source of low-cost care

Dental health for the poor is a big problem in Washington state. Some see dental therapists as a route to less expensive care. But the powerful state dentists association has thwarted efforts to allow the therapists.

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Dental Therapists in Federally Qualified Health Centers: Strengthening Dental Care for Underserved Communities

By Community Catalyst & W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Mid-Level Dental Providers: Expanding Care to Every Community

By W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Mid-level providers are critical to expanding access to dental care. Working with dentists and hygienists they help provide preventive and routine dental services, oral health education and a dental home in underserved communities.

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Working with Dental Therapists – Dental Therapist Christy Jo Fogarty | Pew

By Pew Charitable Trusts

Christy Jo Fogarty, an advanced dental therapist at a non-profit clinic in Minnesota, describes working with patients and how she interacts with her supervising dentist.

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Economic Viability of Dental Therapists

By Community Catalyst

This report assesses the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. and shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to people who need it most: children and those who can't afford care.

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A smart solution to Washington’s dental health care crisis

By Children's Alliance

Too many Washington children, adults and seniors have no access to routine and preventive dental health care. Dentists and leaders speak up for mid-level dental health care providers for Washington State.

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Building a Better Future: Working with Communities to Improve Oral Health

From 1930 when rural children in Michigan first received dental care at school as a result of MCHP to 2011 with dental therapists in Alaska, innovative approaches for improving dental health are rooted in partnership with communities.

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