Republicans and Democrats agree that allowing dental therapists to practice in Wisconsin could help expand dental care in Wisconsin while lowering costs. So what’s standing in the way of this bipartisan bill? Read More Bipartisan Dental Therapy Bill No Sure Bet
Dental Care Shortage
Dental Therapy: A Simple, Cost-Effective Way to Ease the Shortage of Dental Care in Wisconsin
By Chris Rochester – Dental health is about much more than a bright white smile, it’s a critical part of maintaining your health and well-being. Unfortunately, there is a serious shortage of dental providers in Wisconsin that impacts the health of everyone from children in preschool to our grandparents in nursing homes. To help address this shortage, Wisconsin should look to the free market. Read More Dental Therapy: A Simple, Cost-Effective Way to Ease the Shortage of Dental Care in Wisconsin
MacIver News Minute: On Dental Care Access, Wisconsin Could Learn From Minnesota
Wisconsin and Minnesota face similar problems with dental care access. But in 2009, Minnesota began licensing dental therapists, seizing on a free market opportunity to expand dental care at virtually no cost to taxpayers. A similar proposal has been circulating the Wisconsin Capitol. Read More MacIver News Minute: On Dental Care Access, Wisconsin Could Learn From Minnesota
Licensing Dental Therapists Is A Free Market Way To Help Ease Wisconsin’s Shortage Of Dental Care
MacIver’s Matt Kittle is joined by Christy Jo Fogarty, a dental therapist in Minnesota, which has permitted professionals like her to practice since 2009. Dental therapists have helped ease dental access issues in our neighbor to the west, and it could do the same in Wisconsin. Simply put, licensing dental therapists is a free market way to address problems with dental care access in Wisconsin, and a bill doing just that is moving through the Legislature. Read More Licensing Dental Therapists Is A Free Market Way To Help Ease Wisconsin’s Shortage Of Dental Care
Policy Brief: Dental Therapy In Wisconsin
By Chris Rochester and Jennifer Minjarez – A variety of factors are causing a growing shortage of dental care in Wisconsin, and the impact is being felt by all, from the very young to our grandparents living in nursing homes. If Wisconsin permitted dental therapists, it would help to alleviate this crisis. Read More Policy Brief: Dental Therapy In Wisconsin