Resources




Dental Therapy

Alaska NOHC Presentation
Dane Lenaker, DMD, MPH, April 2017
Commentary: One change to dental care that could save lives, money
Grover Norquist and Don Berwick, January 2018
Dental Therapists - Sinking Our Teeth into Innovative Workforce Reform
Jennifer Minjarez and Sal Nuzzo, James Madison Institute, January 2019
Dental Therapists in New Zealand - What the Evidence Shows
Pew Charitable Trusts, May 2013
Dental therapy in the United States: Are developments at the state level a reason for optimism or a cause for concern?
Lisa Simon, MD, DMD; R. Bruce Donoff, MD, DMD; Bernard Friedland, BChD, MSc, JD, July 2020
Dental therapy practice patterns in Minnesota: a baseline study
Christine Blue, Mary Beth Kaylor, April 2016
Evaluation of the Dental Health Therapist Workforce Model in Alaska
Scott Wetterhall, MD, MPH; James D. Bader, DDS, MPH; Barri B. Burrus, PhD; Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, PhD; Daniel A. Shugars, DDS, PhD, MPH, October 2010
Fact Sheet - Minnesota's Dental Therapist Workforce
Minnesota Department of Health, June 2018
Grand Marais Family Dentistry - Dental Therapist Case Study
Wilder Research, May 2017
How Dental Therapists Can Address the Social and Racial Disparities in Access to Care
Albert Yee, MD, MPH; Kristen McGlaston, MS; Robert Restuccia, MPA, December 2016
Integrating Dental Therapists and Pediatric Services - Case Study Summaries and Best Practices
Mark Schoenbaum, MSW, July 2019
Is a mid-level dental provider model acceptable to potential patients?
Elizabeth Phillips, H. Luke Shaefer, Mert N. Aksu, and Adrienne Lapidos, March 2016
Issue Brief - Dental Therapy in Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health, September 2019
Key Readings for Dental Therapy
NCDHE
Midwest Dental - Dental Therapist Case Study
Wilder Research, May 2017
Minnesota Department of Health Letter to Legislators
Diane Rydrych and Prasida Khanal, January 2018
Saskatchewan’s school-based dental program staffed by dental therapists: a retrospective case study
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju, DMD, MPH; Jay W. Friedman, DDS, MPH; David A. Nash, DMD, MS, EdD, September 2016
The Contributions of Dental Therapists and Advanced Dental Therapists in the Dental Centers of Apple Tree Dental in Minnesota
Center for Health Workforce Studies, August 2020
The Development and Implementation of Dental Health Aide Therapists in Alaska
Ron J. Nagel, DDS, MPH, January 2011
The International Dental Therapist: History and Current Status
Jay W. Friedman, DDS, MPH, January 2011






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