Professor Sheila Bannister is the legislative chairperson for the Vermont Dental Hygienists’ Association and faculty in the Vermont Tech dental hygiene program. NPR’s Marketplace reporter, Dan Gorenstein, reached out to the Professor Bannister with his interest in covering the proposed legislation to create a new dental workforce provide (dental therapist) in Vermont. This is the first of a three-part series about the initiative here and across the country. Learn more.