Let dental therapists serve all communities statewide
This year marks the 10th consecutive legislative session the Washington State Dental Association blocked one of the most successful...
madison5425
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
Guest opinion: Dental therapists can increase access to dental care
Floridians are currently facing a serious healthcare access crisis. Regular dental visits and proper dental hygiene are essential to the...
madison5425
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Dental therapists would help address Florida's oral health crisis
This legislative session, the Florida Legislature is considering a measure that would establish licensure for dental therapists to...
madison5425
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Point of View: License dental therapists to widen access to care
Please click here to read the article. When Floridians don’t have access to dental care, minor problems often grow to complications that...
madison5425
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
**Press Release** House Companion Bill Filed to Expand Access to Dental Care
Tallahassee, FL – HB 961 was filed in the House this week by State Representative Melony Bell (HD-56) to establish licensure for dental...
madison5425
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
Despite COVID-19 Challenges Dental Therapy Had a Watershed 2020 and Is Poised to Grow
Midlevel providers have proved crucial to practices and patients during the pandemic 2020 was a difficult year for dental providers as...
madison5425
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
New Report Suggests Dental Workforce Expansion May Help Oral Health Crisis
To read the full store, please click here. Sen. Jeff Brandes‘ proposal to bring dental therapy to Florida may broaden access to dental...
madison5425
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
Dental Industry Workforce Predictions for 2030: 3 Notes
To read the full article, please click here. The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of more than 4,000 general dentists in 2030,...
madison5425
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
New Report Calls for Expansion of Dental Workforce to Address Oral Health Crisis
Licensing Dental Therapy Would Bring Care to Underserved Communities, According to Florida Voices for Health Tallahassee, FL – According...
madison5425
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: Senate Proposal Seeks to Expand Access to Dental Care in Florida
SB 604, filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes, Establishes Dental Therapy in Florida and Enables Licensed, Trained Professionals to Provide Care...
erin25728
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
‘The Need Is All Over Florida’ For Rural Dental Care Access During The Pandemic
The Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs shuttered its medical clinic in Bradford County in October 2019 because of funding cuts....
erin25728
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
10 Years of Data Show Dental Therapists Boost Productivity and Revenues
Dental clinics in Minnesota that employed dental therapists saw more patients, provided more services, and increased gross revenues after...
erin25728
- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
Pandemic Threatens to Deepen Disparities in Dental Health
ENSCONCED IN A once-hard but rapidly gentrifying corner of northeast Washington, D.C., Dimples Dental Suite has a clientele that, in...
erin25728
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
Point of View: Help expand Florida’s workforce by allowing dental therapists to practice in Florida
If dental hygienists were able to receive the additional education and training to become a licensed dental therapist, we could reach...
erin25728
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Richard Gyles: Dental therapy — an innovative & collaborative solution to meet Florida’s needs
As a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, working with children and families over the past fifteen years, I have been...
erin25728
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
Dental therapists would make big difference in Floridians’ dental health | Commentary
As a dental hygienist and former member of the Florida Board of Dentistry, I recognize firsthand a significant issue that must be...
erin25728
- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
Letter: Dental therapy is an innovative idea that will benefit many
Florida’s legislature is considering dental therapy legislation. As the Dental Hygiene Program Director at Miami Dade College, I strongly...
erin25728
- Oct 15, 2019
- 4 min
Florida’s lack of dental care hurts low-income and rural residents
More Floridians live in areas where there is a lack of dental care than any other state in the nation, according to a new federal report....