Health Care
Dental Care Access
Introduction The importance of oral health is often overlooked in the broader health care discussion. Sustaining proper oral health at a young age and into one’s elderly years is an…
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
agency that licenses and issues rules for dental professionals in North Carolina
Health Care
Regulation and choice
Sometimes public policy is designed for the benefit of a few at the expense of all others. A recent California bill is a perfect example of just that: Shares of…
Health Care
An introduction to dental therapy
Have you ever heard of dental therapy? No, it has nothing to do with a psychologist or psychiatrist examining your teeth. Dental therapists are highly trained mid-level dental practitioners who…
Health Care
Dental Therapy in North Carolina
Introduction While the national health care policy debate focuses on access to health insurance and health providers, the importance of oral care often does not receive the attention it should.…
Regulation
The revolution will not be
Tar Heel–ized? Other states are reforming licensing, not NC.
My research brief this week discusses how New Mexico is joining the de-licensing revolution. Other states are also poised to join, but North Carolina still isn't among them.
Regulation
A new reason for licensing, but still not good enough
An animated discussion of an emerging justification used to ask lawmakers for new occupational licensing: medical insurance reimbursement.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cheaper Alternative to Braces Has Orthodontists Running Scared
Let’s say you want your kid to have braces, but you’re struggling with the prospect of being charged $5,000 to $8,000 for the service, most of which you’re likely to…
Regulation
The De-Licensing Revolution
My research brief today looks at the ongoing de-licensing revolution in the states, lately joined by Nebraska. I also wonder why North Carolina is so far sitting out the de-licensing revolution.
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Nebraska Joins the De-licensing Revolution, while North Carolina Sits
It is strange, isn’t it, that a state that may be indirectly responsible for touching off the de-licensing revolution among the states still hasn’t joined that revolution? But that’s where…
Regulation
Modernizing North Carolina’s Outdated Occupational Licensing Practices
In North Carolina, occupational regulation tends to be an all-or-nothing thing. Either the state applies the most extreme form of regulation (licensing), or it mostly leaves the occupation alone. This…
Liberty
Teeth whiteners case underscores cartel arrangement of licensing
George Will discusses the issue at stake in the Connecticut teeth whiteners’ dispute: The case concerns a minor economic activity, teeth whitening, but a major principle: Can a state limit Americans’…
Liberty
Texas occupational license ruling another warning to North Carolina
View in your browser. This week Carolina Journal reported on an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. State leaders should take note. As CJ reported: The Texas case…