Swinomish Indian Tribal Community - Oral Healthcare & Sovereignty

Explore the Swinomish tribe's efforts to foster healing and well-being through innovative approaches to oral healthcare. Touching upon the tribe's decision to exercise self-governance in the late 1990s, allowing them to address significant gaps in services. The introduction of dental health aide therapists is a key strategy to expand access to care, and the establishment of a tribal licensing board and training program. Bringing forward their commitment to providing culturally sensitive treatment and helping to bring smiling faces to their community.