Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Denturists as Midlevel Oral Healthcare Providers
Regarding the link from Dr. Bicuspid.com,titled Bill would allow Calif. to study midlevel providers By Editor Donna Domino,
http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?d=1&sec=sup&sub=pmt&pag=dis&ItemID=309631&wf=1095
Padilla’s SB 694 includes the following; “The research parameters of the study shall include public health settings, multiple models of dentist supervision, multiple pathways of education and training, and multiple dental providers, including dentists and nondentists.”
We are in need of midlevel dental and oral health care providers that are independent and not subject to the American Dental Association policies. If ADA and its state constituents are so concerned about public safety; then pitch in some of the millions of dollars used for lobbying against competitors, and use it for education and training, the most important three words in SB 694.
If corporate ADA would quit squeezing out competition it would free up more chairtime for children, restorative, cosmetic, and emergency dental procedures but instead, the ADA and its state constituents lobby federal and state legislators to disregard legislation that would regulate the denturist profession in many states that include Kentucky, Oklahoma and Wyoming. The ADA and its state dental associations spend money to persecute denturists. It was just a year or two ago the California Dental Association sent letters to qualified and reputable denturist throughout California threatening felony prosecution if they didn’t close their denturist practices. Some had been established for decades. This is ridiculous. Please see 2nd link. Most dentists want nothing to do with dentures due to chairtime being consumed by problematic cases and procedures. In most cases it comes down to dentists charging for adjustments, discouraging patients from returning. This practice is unethical.
The ADA lobbied for exclusion of language to expand the Dental Health Aide Therapists (DHAT’s) programs. The American Dental Association, wasted money fighting Alaska and lost; trying to prevent DHAT’s from providing dental services to Natives of Alaska living in remote areas. ADA lobbies to suppress dental hygienists from having independent boards and practices. A few states like Maine and California; dental hygienists have recently gained their independence. This enables the dental hygienist to better serve public health interests.
Dental Therapists (DT’s) were created by the American Dental Association after the fact; Dental Health Aide Therapists (DHAT’s) were created as an independent practice for Alaskan Natives in Alaskas rural areas. Dental Therapist will work under the dentist supervision; in the same way a dental hygienist does in states not recognizing independence for hygienists. DT’s will have little impact on reducing the cost of dental care for the consumer. Dental Therapists and Dental Health Aide Therapists are two different professions with different responsibilities and work settings, DT’s within the dentist’s office and DHAT’s outside the dentist’s office via teleconference and video cams. Minnesota, so far is the only state with DT’s and Alaska is the only state with DHAT's. Please consider the following links; the third being from the Minnesota Dental Board, regarding Dental Therapists and the forth about Dental Health Aide Therapists.
The ADA’s self-serving political agenda is hurting consumers by suppressing qualified competitors that provide oral health care services to those with disparities. The American Dental Association works against its own vision and mission statement by suppressing competition that has been trained and educated in providing oral health care services to those that are unable to pay the high prices charged by dentist, leaving Americans without needed dental care. Free up chairtime by using the oral healthcare workforce that is trained, educated, and available. We can’t even get ADA’s exclusive CODA to approve our only denturist program at Bates Technical College, in Tacoma, Washington, (please see link #5) which is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Please see accreditation under same link.
Corporate ADA has the power and the money to change the current oral health care delivery system for the better if Americans would speak out against the American Dental Associations deceiving and pacifying public relations campaign for a better public image.
Gary W. Vollan L.D.
State Coordinator, Wyoming State Denturist Association
1.www.wysda.org
2. http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-09-29/news/prosecutors-frown-on-guy-who-makes-dentures-for-ex-cons/
3. http://www.dentalboard.state.mn.us/Default.aspx?tabid=1165
4. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wkkf.org%2F~%2Fmedia%2FF2E86B5717174D2E9311359902DF7216.ashx&ei=RSoJT4z9DoLSiAK2g_yrBQ&usg=AFQjCNHqT9Dmfw7WG194N-Aw9xZKkB-a2A&sig2=8GUIJtr3416NhFGS17QfmQ
5. http://www.bates.ctc.edu/page.asp?view=153
Friday, January 6, 2012
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Occupy the Denturist Profession
This is my fight against corporate greed that affects each and every one of us unable to afford needed dental work. We are in need of midlevel dental and oral health care providers that are independent; not subject to the American Dental Association policies.
If corporate ADA would quit squeezing out competition it would free up more chairtime for children, restorative, cosmetic, and emergency dental procedures but instead, the ADA lobbies federal and state legislators to disregard legislation that would regulate the denturist profession in many states that include Kentucky and Wyoming. The ADA spends money to persecute denturists.
The ADA lobbied for exclusion of language to expand the dental health aide therapists programs. The American Dental Association, wasted money fighting Alaska and lost; trying to prevent dental health aide therapists from providing dental services to Natives of Alaska living in remote areas. The ADA lobbies to suppress dental hygienists from having independent boards and practices.
The ADA’s self-serving political agenda is hurting consumers by suppressing qualified competitors that provide oral health services to those with disparities. The American Dental Association works against its vision and mission statement by suppressing competition that has been trained and educated in providing oral health care services to those that are unable to pay the high prices charged by dentist leaving Americans without needed dental care.
Many people do without needed dental care because of high prices charged by dentist; not being eligible for Medicaid, low income programs and not having dental healthcare insurance.
Corporate ADA has power and money to change the current dental care delivery system for the better if Americans would speak out against the American Dental Associations deceiving and pacifying public relations campaign for a better public image.
Gary W. Vollan L.D.
State Coordinator, Wyoming State Denturist Association
www.wysda.org
If corporate ADA would quit squeezing out competition it would free up more chairtime for children, restorative, cosmetic, and emergency dental procedures but instead, the ADA lobbies federal and state legislators to disregard legislation that would regulate the denturist profession in many states that include Kentucky and Wyoming. The ADA spends money to persecute denturists.
The ADA lobbied for exclusion of language to expand the dental health aide therapists programs. The American Dental Association, wasted money fighting Alaska and lost; trying to prevent dental health aide therapists from providing dental services to Natives of Alaska living in remote areas. The ADA lobbies to suppress dental hygienists from having independent boards and practices.
The ADA’s self-serving political agenda is hurting consumers by suppressing qualified competitors that provide oral health services to those with disparities. The American Dental Association works against its vision and mission statement by suppressing competition that has been trained and educated in providing oral health care services to those that are unable to pay the high prices charged by dentist leaving Americans without needed dental care.
Many people do without needed dental care because of high prices charged by dentist; not being eligible for Medicaid, low income programs and not having dental healthcare insurance.
Corporate ADA has power and money to change the current dental care delivery system for the better if Americans would speak out against the American Dental Associations deceiving and pacifying public relations campaign for a better public image.
Gary W. Vollan L.D.
State Coordinator, Wyoming State Denturist Association
www.wysda.org
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
American Dental Association's Mission
The American Dental Association needs to lighten up on competition, such as denturists, dental health aide therapists and independent practices for dental hygienist. It spends more time and money fighting these professions when it could be a positive influence on creating entry level education for these professions in high schools and junior colleges. The American Dental Association specializes in greed and control and is not seeing the big picture of its own vision and mission statements. State dental associations are following ADA's leadership.
The American Dental Association needs to open schools and dental education for the previous listed dental professions, start more dental programs in community clinics, let dental hygienist have their own boards so they can govern themselves; being more effective in prevention and public health areas. ADA needs to quit prosecuting and shutting down denturists across our nation as they have in my case here in Wyoming. This will help with the bigger mission and vision of better oral healthcare which contributes to better overall health for our children, senior citizens, and others in need of affordable dental care.
It will also create jobs in the public sector, spreading the workforce; alleviating pressure on targeted, geographic dental clinics, giving the public more access to oral healthcare professionals. A bigger dental workforce helps the dental professions ability to meet the lacking dental needs in institutions, such as prisons, convalescent and retirement centers across our nation.
This positive and more productive redirection for the American Dental Association would definitely change ADA’s public image in meeting their dental needs, more so then a mere $75 winnings, ADA’s offer to the public for a website design idea, to better ADA’s image sometime back. Seventy-five dollars won’t even cover an exam and x-rays in most dental clinics. Blessing’s for the New Year.
Gary W. Vollan L.D.
Coordinator for the Wyoming State Denturist Association
wysda.org
The American Dental Association needs to open schools and dental education for the previous listed dental professions, start more dental programs in community clinics, let dental hygienist have their own boards so they can govern themselves; being more effective in prevention and public health areas. ADA needs to quit prosecuting and shutting down denturists across our nation as they have in my case here in Wyoming. This will help with the bigger mission and vision of better oral healthcare which contributes to better overall health for our children, senior citizens, and others in need of affordable dental care.
It will also create jobs in the public sector, spreading the workforce; alleviating pressure on targeted, geographic dental clinics, giving the public more access to oral healthcare professionals. A bigger dental workforce helps the dental professions ability to meet the lacking dental needs in institutions, such as prisons, convalescent and retirement centers across our nation.
This positive and more productive redirection for the American Dental Association would definitely change ADA’s public image in meeting their dental needs, more so then a mere $75 winnings, ADA’s offer to the public for a website design idea, to better ADA’s image sometime back. Seventy-five dollars won’t even cover an exam and x-rays in most dental clinics. Blessing’s for the New Year.
Gary W. Vollan L.D.
Coordinator for the Wyoming State Denturist Association
wysda.org
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