The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board (AAIHB) earlier this month passed a resolution with no opposing votes to support legislation to include dental therapists as a dental provider under the NM Dental Practice Act. The AAIHB serves 27 tribes and Pueblos in the...
KRQE Tim Maestas reports on dental dilemma in New Mexico. Watch the KRQE report on a possible solution to the state’s dental care shortage here. You can also read Con Alma Health Foundation’s Oral Health Initiative Key Findings here. You can learn more...
As One of Five States New Mexico Will Pursue a Dental Therapist Model to Expand the Reach of Dentists and Increase Access to Dental Care NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Pamela K. Blackwell, JD – Health Action New Mexico 505.508.2768, ALBUQUERQUE...
With the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Con Alma Health Foundation (CAHF) partnered with four statewide and community based nonprofit organizations to explore the feasibility and public will to increase the dental workforce and possibly develop a mid-level oral health...