Rural Alaska Program’s Success Attract Outside Dentists

When it comes to dental care in Rural Alaska, the need far outweighs available care. To help solve the problem, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium began training mid-level providers or dental health aide therapists.

Six years later, a large group of dentists from the Lower 48 came to visit the Alaska-based program to see if they could mirror the efforts back home.

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