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Dental-therapy bill backed as way to expand access; hygienists seek nitrous authorization
Summary
Physicians, dental hygienists and advocates supported licensing dental therapists to increase access to basic procedures and proposed allowing registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, pointing to evidence and examples from other states.
Public-health and dental-workforce advocates urged the committee to approve legislation authorizing dental therapists and to permit certain hygienists to administer nitrous oxide to improve access to care, lower costs and reduce preventable dental emergency visits. Dr. Michael Singer, a physician and advocate, described dental therapists as a midlevel dental provider modeled on physician assistants…
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