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IDEP asks JFAC to fund one additional dental seat to expand Idaho dentists pipeline
Summary
Idaho Dental Education Program requested $54,000 ongoing for one additional seat as part of a long-term plan to reach 36 seats; program leaders said most graduates return to Idaho and the program helps lower debt and increase retention.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard a presentation on the Idaho Dental Education Program’s FY2026 request for one additional seat, a request the program said would require $54,000 in ongoing general-fund support.
Kevin Campbell, a Legislative Services Office analyst, described IDEP’s structure: Idaho students take their first year of dental training at Idaho State University and complete training at Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha under a contractual arrangement. Seats are reserved for Idaho…
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