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A Brief History and Current Status of a Dental Therapy Initiative in the United States
Author(s) -
Nash David A.,
Nagel Ron J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2005.69.8.tb03979.x
Subject(s) - library science , dental education , medicine , classics , family medicine , history , dentistry , computer science
Dear Dr. Alvares:As per your invitation, we are providing a brief review of the history of the current attempt to add a dental therapist to the dental team in the United States, as well as report on the status of the effort.In November 2000, Oral Health America sponsored a conference in Boca