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Guest Opinion: Time To Increase Access To Basic Dental Care In Oregon

With a shortage of dentists in Oregon, the Legislature should pass a bill allowing the state to license dental therapists.

Sep 28, 2020

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | COURTESY OF OREGON LEGISLATURE

In Short Session, High Profile Bills Can Be A Long Shot

Feb 13, 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

Oregon’s Dental Access Lags As Advocates Seek Solutions

Jan 30, 2020
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Review of Dental Therapists Worldwide Shows They Provide Effective Dental Care to Millions of Children

April 11, 2012 -- 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. Released today by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the study reviews more than 1,100 reports regarding dental therapists and their work in various countries.

Apr 11, 2012

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