Friday, June 30, 2006
In the face of stress from dental associations, the University of Washington turned away last week from a historic chance to partner with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to train Alaska Natives to turn into dental therapists.
Only weeks ago, the dental and medical school deans send a letter in full support of the plan and in so doing lived up to the university's accountability to advocate for public health. An embarrassed medical school administrator and staff from the schools of medicine and dentistry had to clarify to Alaska Native leaders and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation why the UW failed to follow during on commitments. Washington Gov. Christine Gregarine has been asked to examine.
Dental therapists provide care in 42 countries all through the world, as well as Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. But they are dynamically opposed by the American Dental Association and its societies in Washington and Alaska. Because of that resistance, the plan was planned as part of the medical school physician assistant plan.
Only weeks ago, the dental and medical school deans send a letter in full support of the plan and in so doing lived up to the university's accountability to advocate for public health. An embarrassed medical school administrator and staff from the schools of medicine and dentistry had to clarify to Alaska Native leaders and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation why the UW failed to follow during on commitments. Washington Gov. Christine Gregarine has been asked to examine.
Dental therapists provide care in 42 countries all through the world, as well as Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. But they are dynamically opposed by the American Dental Association and its societies in Washington and Alaska. Because of that resistance, the plan was planned as part of the medical school physician assistant plan.
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