The Wenatchee World
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community continues to advocate for legislation that would allow dental therapists to practice throughout the state.
Dental therapists are mid-level providers capable of performing about 50 of the approximately 500 procedures a dentist can provide, such as fillings and simple extractions…
…According to a 2017 study by the Center for Health Workforce Studies, rural, low-income and patients with limited English proficiency have less access to oral health care and poorer oral health outcomes…