Dental Therapy

Government of Canada Supports Indigenous Dental Therapy Program Launching at University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan’s College of Dentistry, together with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), Northlands College and Saskatchewan Polytechnic, are collaborating to establish the first and only accredited Indigenous dental therapy degree program of its kind in Canada. This initiative will focus on the recruitment of Indigenous students and provide opportunities for students to … Read more

USask Collaboration Establishes First Dental Therapy Degree Program in Canada

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has given its support for a new national dental therapy educational program and approved $2.1 million in funding to establish the program, which will be run collaboratively through a partnership between the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Dentistry, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and Northlands College. The … Read more

Relaunch of a Dental Therapy Program in Saskatchewan Would Address Needs of First Nations

Nearly a decade after Canada’s National School of Dental Therapy shut its doors, three Saskatchewan organizations have joined forces in an effort to resume the teaching of dental therapy in the country. The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the University of Saskatchewan announced Monday that they have secured $150,000 from Indigenous Services Canada … Read more

Coalition Pushes Wisconsin Legislature For Dental Therapy Licenses

The push is on for the Wisconsin Legislature to create a dental therapist license as part of an effort to address a dentist shortage, particularly in rural areas. A coalition of more than 50 groups is urging the Legislature to join with other states and countries facing similar shortages and pass a bill licensing dental … Read more

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy New Way to Reduce Children’s Dental Anxiety

The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published an article titled “Development and Testing of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Resource for Children’s Dental Anxiety” in the OnlineFirst portion of JDR Clinical & Translational Research. In this study, Jenny Porritt, Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, et al describe … Read more