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Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states
About 58 million Americans live in areas with dentist shortages, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Today, dental therapists are authorized in at least some settings in 14 states: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and, most recently, Wisconsin, according to the National Partnership for Dental Therapy, a group of organizations focused on dental therapy awareness and education that tracks related state policies.
