Trying to Fix the Kansas Dental Shortage
Posted on May 16th, 2012
A bill passed the Kansas House that will let specially trained dental hygienists do temporary fillings, pull baby teeth and perform other basic dental services.
In Kansas there is a severe dentist shortage, so this measure will help Kansas dentists spend more time doing complicated work that might have been neglected since they were so busy doing basic services.
The dental hygienists would be a new class, Level III, and would have to receive more training than other hygienists. Their additional responsibilities would include identifying and removing decay, placing temporary fillings, adjusting dentures and checking for sore spots, extracting loose [...]










