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    DENTEX is an Alaska based program that educates dental health aide therapists to provide dental care to Alaska Native communities. The program is a collaboration between the Alaska Native Health Consortium and the University of Washington School of Medicine Physician Assistant Training Program, MEDEX Northwest.

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    Launched in 2007 as a collaborative effort between the Alaska Native Tribal Health Center and the University of Washington, DENTEX was developed to meet the oral health needs of native Alaskan people across 200 remote villages.

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    In February, staff reflected on the last four years as we wrote our report narrative for WK Kellogg Foundation. We realized that in spite of some extreme setbacks, Alaska DHAT has accomplished its objectives, and then some: in villages currently served by DHATs, over 35,000 more people in rural Alaska now have access to oral healthcare.

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Current DHATs

  • New Zealand Trained DHATs
    • Kimberly Baldwin
    • Robert Curtis
    • Rochelle Ferry
    • Aurora Johnson
    • Lillian McGilton
    • Conan Murat
    • Stephanie Woods
  • Class I
    • Danielle Boston
    • Daniel B. Kennedy
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    • Tatiana Barraclough
    • Bernadette Charles
    • Tambre Guido
    • Marian Petla
    • Ben Steward
  • Class III
    • Corina Cadzow
    • Bonnie Johnson
    • Alison Kaganak
    • Eric J. Linduska
    • Ferdella J. Sharp
    • Chelsea Shoemaker
    • Phylicia Wilde
  • Class IV
    • Shannon Hardy
    • Kate Kohl
    • Trisha Patton
    • Jana Schuerch
  • Class V
    • Savannah Bonorden
    • Melanie Harris
    • Elsie J. Polowook
    • Cora M. Roberts
  • Class VI
    • Angelica Afcan
    • Samantha B. Brown
    • Renee Mae Cheemuk
    • Shawn Martin
    • Lauren Reed

Student Profile

Shawn MartinBethel, AK

Sponsored by the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation

“I am from the community of Bethel, the place where I was born and raised. I want to give my dental knowledge to the community. Some families can’t travel to Bethel to see a dentist due to insufficient money or time. That’s where I will come in and bring oral care to remote patients. Teach patients how to brush and floss. Tell them the importance of applying fluoride to their teeth. Teach children about cavity bugs and why they have to brush them off or have holes in their teeth. I will become a Dental Health Aide Therapist to provide preventive and routine dental care to my people.”

Corina Cadzow

Based in Ft. Yukon, AK

Employed by Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments

I am from Fort Yukon, Alaska. My goal was to start a career that was always different and challenging. I got an education as a Dental Health Aide Therapist so I could return to my hometown and work with the people of my community. I try to make the people confortable, and educate them on how to keep from getting cavities. I have a lot of friends here and like to help in anyway I can. I like to go camping, hunting, and fishing. I also like to bead and play basketball.


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