PETOSKEY — North Central Michigan College (NCMC) has unanimously approved a new Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Dental Hygiene, marking the college’s first for-credit offering in dental ...

North Central Michigan College (NCMC) has approved a new dental hygiene program in order to address workforce shortages and improve access to dental care in Northern Michigan. The Board of Trustees ...

Northern Michigan University (NMU) is considering developing a dental hygiene program in Marquette to address workforce shortages and improve oral health in the region. Without dental hygiene programs ...

Michigan recently licensed its first dental therapist in an effort to improve dental care access in the state. Six notes: 1. The Michigan legislature authorized the practice of dental therapy in 2018.