Mar
27
2012
Senate Hearing Focuses On Access To Dental Care
Dr. Castellano Dental Government, Dental Information, Dental News 0
Washington — The U.S. Senate took testimony Feb. 29 on proposals to increase access to dental care, including a dental therapist’s appeal to Congress to “do whatever you can to make it easier to improve access to care through the exploration and utilization of new types of dental providers.” The Association, though not invited to testify, submitted a statement for the hearing record and a news release welcoming the hearing “in the hope that it will spur lawmakers to address the many barriers to oral health while rejecting the suggestion that there can be a simple fix to the problems.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),