Leaders at Wisconsin’s technical colleges said new state grant funding will help them meet the high demand for new dental professionals.
The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee released just under $20 million in state funding during their meeting on Tuesday. The money was allocated to oral health care workforce grants through a bipartisan bill passed by state lawmakers in January.
The funding is in response to a shortage of dental care workers in Wisconsin. Federal data from January shows 34 of the state’s 72 counties have a dental health professional shortage, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
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