Mid Level Providers

A Review of the MinnesotaDental TherapistModel. Has the Midlevel Provider Expanded Access to Care? "According to the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, there were 42 licensed dental therapists in the state in June 2015. Two licensees lived out of state. During this time, only three DTs practiced in the region defined in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study, and only eight practiced in HPSAs. More than a quarter practiced in Hennepin County, home to the state’s largest city, Minneapolis, while 73 percent practiced in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. Plotting the current locations of dental therapists on a map of Minnesota shows a significant maldistribution of DTs in the state'"