NECN (Comcast): Alaska’s Efforts on Rural Dental Care Paying Off

Posted: December 20, 2010 / Source: NECN (Comcast)

NECN (Comcast): Alaska’s Efforts on Rural Dental Care Paying Off

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's efforts to deliver prompt, affordable dental care to its rural residents is gaining ground here, and providing a model for other states.

The Dental Health Aide Therapy program, started in 2006 in Alaska, is the first of its kind in the United States. An independent evaluation of the program, conducted over two years and released in November, confirmed that dental therapists at work in five Alaska communities are providing safe, competent, appropriate dental care to children and adults.

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