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How Alaska dental health aide therapists serve the population in isolated villages and the applicability of this model to other regions in the United States


Wednesday, November 6, 2013 : 12:30 p.m. - 12:55 p.m.

Mary Williard, DDS, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortiumj, Anchorage, AK
     
Dental therapists (DHATs) practice in community-based clinics in isolated villages under general “remote” supervision by dentists, after having completed intensive 2 year education program and supervised clinical practice. They provide preventive and restorative care within the scope of their limited scope of practice safely and competently. There is a high level of patient satisfaction with their service.  

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Describe the way in which dental health aide therapist works as part of a team of care providers with the dentist as the leader/ supervisor.

Keyword(s): Access and Services, Early Childhood Caries

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I graduated from The Ohio State University School of Dentistry then completed a 2-year General Practice Dental Residency at the Carolina's Medical Center. I have been the principle on multiple federally and privately funded grants focusing on disease prevention, clinical practice and workforce development. Helped write the federal DHA standards and have supervised DHAs. I am currently an appointee to the Community Health Aide Program Certification Board and Dental Health Aide Therapist Educatonal Program Director.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 5188.0: Priorities for Deployment of Dental Therapists-Community-based for Children and Adults & School-based for Children: Alaska Model, Minnesota Model, Classic International Model