Note: These data have been updated. To see the most recent data and analysis, visit the Dental Therapy Timeline, 2020. This page was updated July 30, 2018, to reflect that Arizona has enacted a dental therapy law.
A recently released study from Minnesota shows that a dental therapist can be a cost-efficient member of a rural dental clinic’s team, with average daily billings only slightly lower than those of clinic dentists. The findings suggest that expanded use of these therapists can improve access to oral health care—as envisioned by state legislation adopted in 2009—while keeping costs down.
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