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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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Sinea WilliamsBethel, AK

“Before the DHAT clinic Bethel dental services were chaotic. It was hard to get an appointment. Typically the waiting time was so long you thought to go somewhere else. Here, it is unbelievably simple.  The Alaska native DHATs make the experience more comfortable.  I was skeptical at first because I know the DHATs are just learning, but they ask a lot of questions, tell you step-by-step what’s going on, and tell you what the plan is. I am very confident in the DHAT program and students.”

Will Blaschko, MA

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Will has worked for MEDEX Northwest for a year, starting with the Didactic team, he joined the Communications team when it was formed. He has 10 years of experience in web design, is a UW Seattle alumnus, and has a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Transformation from SIT Graduate Institute.

His path to MEDEX included extensive travel across the US and the world, but each time he returns to his home state of Washington. He has a passion for assisting those who do not have the resources to receive normal treatment, and worked for a combined 8 months in Peru with MMI, an organization that brings medical and dental aid to impoverished populations worldwide.


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