Too many Washingtonians can't get the care they need
Out-of-date laws are keeping Washingtonians from receiving the oral health care that is vital to their overall health. Modernizing our laws will add a new mid-level oral health care provider to the dental team, allowing dentists to focus on more complicated procedures.
Highly trained professionals, these new providers work with their supervising dentist to extend care to the people that need it most. Already working in other states, this is a proven workforce solution that increases access to dental care where people need it most, in their own communities.
Evidence-based
Evidence-based Provider
Mid-level dental providers, known as dental therapists, successfully practice in more than 50 countries and have a 90-year history. Support for this innovative provider continues to grow.
Community driven innovation
Community Driven Innovation
Modernizing our laws will boost the dental team with a proven workforce-based solution: a mid-level oral health care provider that will deliver the routine care and oral health education that families need.
Smart Investment
Successfully Increasing Access to Care
A recent study out of Minnesota and Alaska found mid-level dental providers, called dental therapists, are successfully and safely increasing access to oral health care to the people that need it most.