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Dental compact draws split testimony as regulators and hygienists tout portability, dentists warn on hands‑on competency
Summary
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard sharply divided testimony on a proposed interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists: supporters said the measure would improve licensure portability and access; regulators and clinicians warned it omits a required hands‑on skills assessment and could limit state oversight.
Proponents and opponents squared off before the Joint Committee on Public Health over S1494 and H2563, measures that would adopt an interstate licensure compact for dentists and dental hygienists.
Amanda Berthiaume, a licensed dental hygienist and educator, urged the committee to support the compact as a modernized, inclusive pathway to multistate practice that helps military families, mobile clinicians and patients who travel for specialized care. She described the compact as developed by the Council of State Governments (CSG) and endorsed by organizations including the American Dental Association and the American Dental Hygienists’…
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