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Can Dental Therapists Ease the Dentist Shortage?

Many Americans lack proper access to dental care. Could creating more dental therapists—clinicians who have [...]

New laws aim to bolster Washington’s dental workforce, particularly among hygienists

Lawmakers passed several new dental reform laws during the session, including House Bill 1466, which [...]

Delta Dental Invests $835K in Lake Washington Institute of Technology’s Dental Program

The grant will focus on replacing and upgrading LWTech’s restorative and dental-hygiene teaching clinics and [...]

Meeting the Challenge: WSDA’s Efforts to Close the Workforce Gap

Closing the dental workforce gap is one of WSDA’s top priorities. Learn more about how [...]

Amerigroup Washington Provides $200,000 in Scholarships to Help Tribal Communities Enhance Behavioral and Dental Healthcare Workforce

Amerigroup Washington, one of the state’s coordinators of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits, presented two $100,000 [...]

The pilot “Renton Program” helps high school student with costs of dental assisting program at Renton Technical College.

Renton High School graduates now have a chance to go to the city’s technical college [...]

The Impact – Dental Workforce Legislation

A review of new legislation intended to bolster the dental workforce and increase access to [...]

Dental diversity outreach comes to Spokane, as advocate pushes for inclusion of underrepresented groups in workforce

For the past two years, the registered dental assistant has been running Delta Dental’s Dental [...]

Dental Therapy Bill Signed by WA Governor

More rural and underserved communities will have access to preventive dental care soon, thanks to [...]

$5 million in state funding will help propel PNWU’s new dental school in Yakima

With a $5 million grant from the state’s capital budget and a recently passed law [...]