Dental Provider Healthcare Taxonomy Code 125J00000X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Dental Therapists.
As of today, the following are the total number of Dental Therapists nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Dental Therapists who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Dental Therapists by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Dental Therapists dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Dental Therapists do?
Dental therapists are midlevel oral healthcare providers who provide preventive and routine restorative care, including fillings, cleanings, and extractions of primary teeth, under the supervision of a dentist.
They work in various settings, including traditional dental offices and community-based programs, and are especially valuable in expanding access to care for underserved populations.
Dental therapists also perform oral assessments, take dental radiographs, provide oral hygiene education, and place fluoride and fissure sealants.
Responsibilities
Preventive care: Administering fluoride treatments and fissure sealants, performing scaling and polishing, and educating patients on oral hygiene.
Restorative care: Filling cavities, placing temporary crowns, and performing routine restorations on primary and permanent teeth.
Minor surgical procedures: Conducting simple extractions of primary (baby) teeth and administering local anesthetics.
Assessment and monitoring: Performing intra- and extra-oral assessments and monitoring disease progression.
Diagnostic services: Taking dental radiographs.
Work Environment
Traditional dental offices: To help dentists manage their schedules and expand their practices.
Community settings: In schools, nursing homes, and community health clinics to serve at-risk populations.
Benefits of Dental Therapists
Increased access to care: They extend the reach of dental services to underserved areas.
Cost-effective care: They offer essential services at a lower cost than a dentist.
Workforce development: They help train local individuals to serve their own communities, creating jobs and improving oral health outcomes.