Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-08T16:23:57 RDF description of Utilization of nondentist providers and attitudes toward new provider models: findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn17935 Dentist's Practice Patterns Cross-Sectional Studies Organization of Care Dentistry 16696 73 3 11058 Journal of Public Health Dentistry document-rn17935 Models <p>OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to quantify, within the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, current utilization of dental hygienists and assistants with expanded functions and quantify network dentists' attitudes toward a new nondentist provider model - the dental therapist. METHODS: National Dental Practice-Based Research Network practitioner-investigators participated in a single, cross-sectional administration of a questionnaire. RESULTS: Current nondentist providers are not being utilized by network practitioner-investigators to the fullest extent allowed by law. Minnesota practitioners, practitioners in large group practices, and those with prior experience with expanded-function nondentist providers delegate at a higher rate and had more-positive perceptions of the new dental therapist model. CONCLUSIONS: Expanding scopes of practice for dental hygienists and assistants has not translated to the maximal delegation allowed by law among network practices. This finding may provide insight into dentists' acceptance of newer nondentist provider models.<p> public 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 10.1111/jphd.12020 Attitude Utilization of nondentist providers and attitudes toward new provider models: findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network