Dental Therapists

Michigan licenses 1st dental therapist

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Michigan has licensed its first dental therapist as part of a state program to expand oral healthcare access.

January 14, 2026

Opinion: The paradox between dental therapists and oral preventive assistants

By Tracee Dahm

There's a paradox between the ADA's position on dental therapists and oral preventive assistants, writes Tracee Dahm, MS, RDH.

June 11, 2025

Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states

By Nada Hassanein

During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle "Roz" Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth. Ferry, who is Inupiaq, remembers getting on a plane to get from her remote Alaskan village to the city of Nome to start the tooth replacement process.

July 19, 2024

NTC gets $2M to create 1st dental therapy training program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wausau, WI, will receive a $2.2 million grant to establish the state's inaugural dental therapy training program.

May 16, 2024

Maine university may create a dental therapy degree program

By Melissa Busch

A law in Maine has directed the University of Maine in Augusta to study the feasibility of establishing a dental therapy degree program.

July 7, 2023

Dental therapy scholarships available in Mich.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scholarships are available to aspiring dental therapists who will work in Michigan after graduation.

March 29, 2023

ADTA joins NPDT as co-chair

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Partnership for Dental Therapy (NPDT) has added a new co-chair to its organization, the American Dental Therapy Association (ADTA).

March 6, 2023

U.S. court rules dental therapists can receive Medicaid payments

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that dental health aide therapists in tribal communities in Washington can receive reimbursements from Medicaid, reversing a last-minute decision by the Trump administration.

January 22, 2023

U.S. lawmakers may allow funding for dental therapists

By Melissa Busch

U.S. legislators are considering a proposed appropriations bill of approximately $1.4 trillion that includes a provision which, if approved, would permit federal funding for dental therapists in the fiscal year 2023.

December 8, 2022

Debate to Better Dentistry: Dental therapists

By Drs. Michael W. Davis, Paul Casamassimo, and Frank Catalanotto

In this new series hosted by Dr. Michael W. Davis, two prominent leaders in the dental profession answer the same questions about a hotly contested topic in the dental profession. Today's debate is on dental therapy and features Drs. Paul Casamassimo and Frank Catalanotto.

December 5, 2022

Dental therapists may be key to serving more patients

By Melissa Busch

Dental therapists contributed to delivering dental care to patients in Alaska, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. The number of diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta rose since the introduction of dental therapy.

October 18, 2022

Global hygienists share thoughts on expanded scope of practice

By Alex Dagostino

In an online survey, dental hygienists from 26 countries shared their thoughts on their scope of practice. Researchers summarized their competencies and legal position regarding local anesthesia and caries treatment in a report that was published on October 17 in the International Dental Journal.

October 18, 2022

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