Worcester, Massachusetts, Senator Harriette Chandler filed an amendment to the state's annual spending bill that would designate dental hygienist midlevel providers. The amendment passed 39-0 on a roll call vote.
If enacted, the bay state will join Minnesota and Alaska in creating the advanced practitioners, who would be licensed to perform tooth extractions and certain restorative work, among other procedures.
Read more about this developing story in this article from MassLive.
