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- Issue Brief
- Children's Dental Campaign
Dental Therapists in New Zealand: What the Evidence Shows
This brief provides an overview of New Zealand’s use of dental therapists to provide care for children, and offers insights for U.S. policymakers about how midlevel providers can expand children’s access to dental care, prevent and treat tooth decay, and improve public health. more
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- Project Update
- Home Visiting Campaign
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New Opportunities to Expand Home Visiting
More than a decade of bipartisan work in states has led to improved access to learning and health opportunities for children like evidence-based home visiting and high-quality pre-k. more
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- Project Update
- Home Visiting Campaign
Kentucky Enacts Outcomes-Driven Home Visiting Policy
On April 4, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed into law a measure that sets up one of the strongest home visiting systems in the country by building on the strength of Kentucky’s flagship home visiting program for new and expectant parents, the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) Program. more
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- Project Update
- Home Visiting Campaign
Arkansas Passes Legislation to Strengthen Home Visiting
On March 28, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe signed into law a measure that sets up one of the strongest home visiting systems in the country by ensuring investments are directed to programs that are proven to achieve successful results for children and families. more
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- Project Update
- Children's Dental Campaign
Working With Midlevel Providers: Dentists' Perspectives
Midlevel dental providers perform preventive care and routine restorative duties, such as filling cavities. Although they work in more than 50 countries, including Canada and Britain, Minnesota and Alaska are the two states in which midlevel dental providers are licensed to work as part of the dental team. In Minnesota, dental therapists work in a variety of settings. Two dentists who supervise these practitioners in Minnesota share their perspectives. more
