Dental Therapy Employment Manual for Michigan Community Health Centers
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Toolkit.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: Michigan Primary Care Association (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: A comprehensive guide to help CHCs prepare for and incorporate dental therapists into their dental teams. Although this resource is built around Michigan-specific rules and regulations, CHCs in other dental therapy states may use it as a template to improve readiness.
Resource Details: This guide includes details and considerations about Michigan\'s dental therapy education and licensure requirements, scope, written practice agreement (WPA) and supervision, referrals, practice settings, billing and reimbursement, and sponsoring and recruiting dental therapists. It also provides considerations for employing dental therapists, a hiring checklist, a sample job description, a sample request for privileges, and a sample WPA.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Operations, Workforce
Resource Subtopic: Oral Health (Dental Care), Administrative Policies, Human Resources.
Keywords: Access to Care, Implementation Tools, Job Descriptions.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.