Dental Therapy in the United States as a Public Health Imperative: Perspectives from the Front Lines

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Presents a study aiming to describe the role dental therapists play in expanding oral healthcare and provide evidence highlighting the safety and effectiveness of dental therapy for communities lacking access to traditional dental care. Details how dental therapists have been used in tribal and rural communities.

Kari Ann Kuntzelman, Andrea Jordan, Elizabeth Branca, et al.

Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 86(S1), 72-75

03/2026

Access · Dental workforce · Oral health · Population health · Service delivery models · Tribal communities · Alaska