Wisconsin, with one of the lowest rates of dental care in the country, can expand options by allowing dental therapists to practice

By ERIC PAULSEN | November 29, 2021 

Research indicates a correlation between proper dental hygiene, including regular dental visits, and a lower risk of serious COVID infection and complications, according to a recent study out of Cairo University. The report confirms what other international research has found – that good oral health could be associated with the prevention of serious infection and the hastened recovery from COVID-19.

This news is particularly relevant in Wisconsin, which has one of the lowest rates of dental care in the nation. More than 90% of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have at least one geographical area designated as Dental Care Health Provider Shortage Areas by the federal government.

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