2-21-06 Dental care debate goes to court University of Alaska, The Northern Light http://www.thenorthernlight.org. By Amanda Fleming

2-1-06 Groups sue to stop rural dental aides Anchorage Daily News, By Ann Potempa

1-31-06 ADA sues to halt Alaska dental aide program Associated Press website, http://www.ap.org/ Rachel D'Oro

2-2005 Part 1 Agency leader perspectives: Challenges to dental public health and meeting those challenges U.S. Public Health Service Dental Newsletter, by CDR Steve Torna, Co-Editor and CDR Suzanne Saville, Co-Editor

11-21-05 Dental Health Aides face D.C. opposition Associated Press website,  http://www.ap.org/ By Mary Clare Jalonick

10-28-05 Senate panel advances Indian health care measure  Indianz.Com. In Print, http://www.indianz.com, Staff report

10-22-05 Dentists extract reasons against dental aide Tundra Drums, By Naomi Klouda

10-21-05 Picketers support dental therapists Delta Discovery, By Paul Basile

10-20-05 Dental Aides approved by state controversy continues as ADA reps visit Bethel Delta Discovery, By Paul Basile

10-2005 Confronting oral health disparities among AI/AN children Published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov,  By Dr Esposito

9-10-05  State approves rural dental aides  Anchorage Daily News, By Peter Porco


09-2005 Alaska dental aide bill aimed at filling gaps US Medicine Information Central website, http://www.usmedicine.com, By Sandra Basu

8-8-05 Addressing oral health disparities of children American Journal of Public Health, By David A Nash, DMD, MS, EdD, and Ron J Nagel, DDS,MPH

7-21-05 Senator Lisa Murkowski defends Dental Health Aide Therapists Arctic Sounder, Staff Report

6-1-05 Dental training rouses protest  Anchorage Daily News, By Peter Porco

02-2005 US Public Health Service Newsletter article re: Disparities


1-11-05 Dental program seeks to help rural Alaska Natives   Posted on Indianz website, http://indianz.com/, Staff Report

4-14-04 Dentist has Natives gnashing teeth, Anchorage Daily News, by Alex deMarban

12-03-04 First Alaskan dental therapists to qualify University of Otago website,  http://www.otago.ac.nz, By Joe Blaes, DDS

2-20-03Alaskans to begin dental studies at Otago University of Otago website, Press release, http://www.otago.ac.nz