Efforts to reduce restrictions on dental hygiene practice and expand the midlevel practitioner model are helping to improve access to care.

The American Dental Hygienists' Association continues to advocate for appropriate education standards for both dental hygiene and new workforce models.

The midlevel practitioner model continues to gain momentum as more states consider the addition of new dental providers

With vulnerable populations still facing significant barriers to care, innovative strategies for providing oral health services are poised to be part of the solution.

Many Americans go without professional oral health care services, but both public and private efforts are underway to change this.

With the registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, California remains ahead of the curve in expanding the roles of dental hygienists.

Integrating oral health care and incorporating dental professionals into the provision of medicine will improve patient outcomes.

The path to gaining expanded levels of practice may not be linear, but it is moving forward.

Dental accountable care organizations strive to improve patient experience and health outcomes while reducing costs.

Public health dental hygienists are helping to improve the access of vulnerable populations to dental services.