\"Despite their proven effectiveness in Alaska, Minnesota, and around the globe,
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"Despite their proven effectiveness in Alaska, Minnesota, and around the globe, adoption of midlevel dental providers in the United States has proceeded slowly. This is the result, most notably, of opposition from some dentists and dental associations to the inclusion of a dental therapist-type provider on the dental team. They claim that licensing dental therapists would lower the quality of care. But a comprehensive literature review of more than 1,100 studies, as well as the Institute of Medicine study, found no quality concerns with these providers. Research suggests that, due to their significantly lower salaries—$35 an hour for dental therapists, compared with $75 per hour for dentists at one nonprofit practice in Minnesota —and given appropriate policies and payment rules, midlevel practitioners can actually benefit dental practices financially, while providing care to millions of people who live where dentists are scarce. In fact, studies show that these practitioners are allowing dentists to focus on more complex, higher revenue-producing procedures, such as root canals and bridges, and in other cases, are making it profitable for private practice dentists to care for more underserved patients. 9 In addition, these positions can provide good jobs with comparatively short training periods in communities with high rates of unemployment and with significant low-income populations. The average salary of a dental health aide therapist in Alaska, for example, is $70,000. The training period is two years. "(Pew Cheritable Trust Report, 2013, p. 8)
Review ONE of the articles below.
Answer the questions:
- Do you believe that the use of assistants and aides impacts the quality of healthcare?
- The book does not discuss the "Dental Therapist". What do you think about this new profession?
- Where do you think it would be most useful?
Articles:
1) US Healthcare and the future of dentistry: Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222358/ (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.)
2) In Alaska, better dental care: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/02/07/alaska-better-dental-care-147509 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
3) American dentists launch nationwide campaign to address the US dental crisis: Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.ada.org/en/press-room/news-releases/2013-archive/may/americas-dentists-launch-nationwide-campaign-to-address-us-dental-crisis (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)
BUT IF you would rather present an opposing view, review such sites as Link (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. (http://www.asdanet.org/midlevel-providers.aspx (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.) and explore why others are opposed to this mid-level provider.
COURSE: Healthcare Systems
Explanation / Answer
Assistants and aides definitely impact health care system.They help people of all age groups to perform various tasks.
Dental therapist is allowed to examine,prevent and treat oral diseases in pre school,p primary and secondary school students under the supervision of dentist
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