Superior Court: Dental health aid program in rural Alaska is legal

The Superior Court for the State of Alaska ruled that a Native-run dental health aid therapist program in rural Alaska is legal. The ruling frees up eight dental therapists to continue fillings, extractions and other procedures in villages lacking dental services.

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel

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