A NEW REPORT POINTS OUT THE SEVERITY OF NEW MEXICO'S DENTIST SHORTAGE. THE PEW REPORT SAYS OUR STATE HAS THE FOURTH WORST DENTIST SHORTAGE IN THE NATION. MICHAEL MOXEY WITH THE NEW MEXICO DENTAL ASSOCIATION SAYS THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO FUND WHAT HE CALLS THE "DENTAL PIPELINE" SO THE NUMBER OF PROVIDERS CAN BE INCREASED.
MOXEY SAYS THE STATE NEEDS THINGS LIKE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS TO GIVE GRADUATES INCENTIVES TO SET UP SHOP IN RURAL AREAS.
THE REPORT SAYS NEARLY 700-THOUSAND RESIDENTS LIVE IN AREAS THAT ARE UNDERSERVED…AND SIX COUNTIES HAVE NO PRACTICING DENTIST AT ALL.
