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Lawmakers advance Mastraccio bill to study feasibility of new dental therapy degree program

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AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to advance a measure from Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, that would examine the feasibility of introducing a new degree program at the University of Maine at Augusta to help bolster Maine's dental care workforce.

Committee unanimously approves Mastraccio bill to increase access to oral health care

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AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday in support of LD 1256, sponsored by Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford. The bill would increase access to oral health care by expanding the Maine Dental Education Loan Program to include dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants and expanded function dental assistants.

Mastraccio appointed to Legislature's Government Oversight and Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committees

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AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, will serve as a member of the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee (GOC) and the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services (HCIFS) Committee. Having previously served as a member of the HCIFS Committee and as House chair of GOC, Mastraccio was appointed by Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross to serve on them again in the 131st Legislature.

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Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio is serving her sixth non-consecutive term in the Maine House of Representatives. She is the House chair of the Government Oversight Committee and a returning member of the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee.

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