The John Locke Foundation hosted presentations and a panel discussion Wednesday focusing on the future of dental therapy in North Carolina. Featured speakers were: Jordan Roberts, JLF health care policy analyst; Christy Jo Fogarty, the first advanced dental therapist in the country; Sal Nuzzo, vice president of policy at the James Madison Institute in Florida; and Sen. Jim Perry, R-Lenoir.
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