Training New Dental Health Providers in the US

Commissioned from CDHP by the WK Kellogg Foundation, these reports provide detailed information on “midlevel” dental providers in the US and internationally. The Full Report and Executive Summary provide information on training, scope of services, supervision and deployment of US dentists, hygienists, assistants, Alaska Dental Health Aide Therapists, Minnesota Dental Therapists, and therapists in other countries with advanced dental systems. The Policy Brief details issues that policymakers will need to consider as they take up the question of dental workforce expansions.