
CODA-approved criteria could lead to accreditation of new dental team members
Dr. Edgar: "These are criteria and guidelines for groups that come forward with a new discipline in an allied area and seek to have educational programs in that area accredited."
In response to requests to consider accreditation of dental therapy and expanded function dental assistant educational programs, the Commission on Dental Accreditation approved criteria that will serve as guidance for initiating an accreditation process in new areas of allied dentistry. Read more here