January 30, 2020
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NAOMI PETRIE IS A DENTAL THERAPIST IN COOS BAY WHO IS PART OF A PILOT DENTAL THERAPIST PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL AREAS. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA AND SIUSLAW INDIANS./COURTESY OF THE NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
Only about 40% of Oregon dentists accept Medicaid patients. More than two dozen rural communities don’t even have a single dentist.
