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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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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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A review of the global literature on dental therapists

By David Nash

An extensive review of the literature documenting care provided by dental therapists and clinical outcomes worldwide indicates that they offer safe, effective dental care to children.

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Improving Oral Health for All Children

By W.K. Kellogg Foundation

This video describes the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s long-time commitment to oral health equity and diversity in the oral health profession

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Supports Community-Led Efforts in Five States

By W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation will invest more than $16 million by 2014 in the Dental Therapist Project, which includes efforts in Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Vermont, and Washington.

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