Coalition makes another pitch for dental therapists in ND

By Robin Huebner on Jan 19, 2018 at 9:59 p.m.

Samantha Velline, 9, of Moorhead undergoes an examination with Teresa Bushnell, dental therapist from Hibbing, Minn., and Jackie Hasbargen, hygienist from Breckenridge, Minn., at the Clay County Family Service Center in Moorhead on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. David Samson / The Forum

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Nine-year-old Samantha Velline looked ready for the beach, wearing sunglasses and sitting in a reclining lawn chair in the Clay County Family Service Center in Moorhead.

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