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Download a pdf of President Stein's letter by clicking HERE.
Dental Therapists
Legislation regarding dental therapists is being brought forward in the 2017 ND legislative session. The NDAAP is a supporter of this effort.
Dental therapists have been fourishing as a part of the dental team in Minnesota for fve years and in Alaska for more than a decade. Maine and Vermont have also authorized dental therapists to practice. Kansas can follow these states’ lead to realize the benefts of dental therapists. Dental therapists are specially trained mid-level dental providers who work with the supervision of a dentist to provide routine and preventive care, like drilling and flling cavities. Tey’ll be graduates of educational institutions accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation – the same national organization that certifes programs for dentists and dental hygienists. Dentists and safety net clinics will be able to employ dental therapists in private practice and community settings – like schools, clinics, and nursing homes – to ensure more North Dakotans receive the oral health care they need.
· Kansas's Guide to Dental Therapy
· Video of Dr. Donald Warne, director of NDSU’s public health program
· North Dakotans for Dental Access website
· UND Center for Rural Health Fact Sheet with a map of counties without dentists:
· The UND Center for Rural Health Report Executive Summary has a variety of statistics. They have other updated fact sheets done this year as well.
· Videos of dentists who have hired or support midlevel providers
The coalition currently includes the following.
o AARP North Dakota
o Community Action Partnership of ND
o Family Voices of ND
o North Dakota Dental Hygienists Association
o North Dakota Nurse Practitioners Association
o North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project
o North Dakota Public Health Association
o North Dakota Women’s Network
o Northland Health Centers
o Americans for Prosperity
o Americans for Tax Reform
Dental therapists have been fourishing as a part of the dental team in Minnesota for fve years and in Alaska for more than a decade. Maine and Vermont have also authorized dental therapists to practice. Kansas can follow these states’ lead to realize the benefts of dental therapists. Dental therapists are specially trained mid-level dental providers who work with the supervision of a dentist to provide routine and preventive care, like drilling and flling cavities. Tey’ll be graduates of educational institutions accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation – the same national organization that certifes programs for dentists and dental hygienists. Dentists and safety net clinics will be able to employ dental therapists in private practice and community settings – like schools, clinics, and nursing homes – to ensure more North Dakotans receive the oral health care they need.
· Kansas's Guide to Dental Therapy
· Video of Dr. Donald Warne, director of NDSU’s public health program
· North Dakotans for Dental Access website
· UND Center for Rural Health Fact Sheet with a map of counties without dentists:
· The UND Center for Rural Health Report Executive Summary has a variety of statistics. They have other updated fact sheets done this year as well.
· Videos of dentists who have hired or support midlevel providers
The coalition currently includes the following.
o AARP North Dakota
o Community Action Partnership of ND
o Family Voices of ND
o North Dakota Dental Hygienists Association
o North Dakota Nurse Practitioners Association
o North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project
o North Dakota Public Health Association
o North Dakota Women’s Network
o Northland Health Centers
o Americans for Prosperity
o Americans for Tax Reform
Medical Marijuana
American Academy of Pediatrics Reaffirms Opposition to Legalizing Marijuana for Recreational or Medical Use - click to see their stance.
Measure 5: Medical Marijuana
This is not candy…it is edible marijuana that could be available if Measure 5 passes. Not only does it look like candy, but also has no safety packaging. No wonder there was a 268% increase in accidental marijuana poisonings in children from 2006-09 to 2010-13… BEFORE recreational legalization! Don’t be duped. Marijuana is NOT medicine! View article.
This is not candy…it is edible marijuana that could be available if Measure 5 passes. Not only does it look like candy, but also has no safety packaging. No wonder there was a 268% increase in accidental marijuana poisonings in children from 2006-09 to 2010-13… BEFORE recreational legalization! Don’t be duped. Marijuana is NOT medicine! View article.
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Measure 4: Tobacco Tax
Final Bill Status Report of the 64th Legislative Assembly
(January 6, 2015 - April 29, 2015 - reconvened and adjourned June 16, 2015)
65th Legislative Assembly Deadlines (2017)
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