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Midlevel dental providers gain support from national organization
With dental care in short supply and oral disease rates high on tribal lands, Native American leader Brian Cladoosby recently…
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Reporter explains how she cultivated sources for story on senior dental care
Millions of seniors in America struggle to find dental care. Hanah Cho met a few of them who were grateful…
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Earliest known evidence of dentistry detected in re-examined Paleolithic tooth
Scientists studying a decayed lesion within an ancient wisdom tooth say they have discovered the earliest known evidence of dentistry.…
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Reporting uncovered one of Texas’ largest Medicaid scandals
The tip about troubles in Texas’ Medicaid dental system was part of a routine conversation. But it was enough to…
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Closure of struggling Arizona clinic highlights challenges for low-income dental patients
Getting dental care was already hard for low-income adults in Arizona. Now officials in Coconino County have reluctantly announced their…
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Tribal leaders take new approach to improving dental health
The Seattle Times last month profiled tribal leader Brian Cladoosby, a longtime leader of Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, which has…
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Percentage of adult Americans with cavities remains high, study notes
Although tooth decay and tooth loss have been declining in recent decades, more than nine of 10 working-age Americans have cavities…
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Dallas TV station hasn’t let go of Medicaid dental fraud story
Byron Harris and his colleagues at WFAA-Dallas have been reporting on Medicaid dental fraud in Texas for years. The allegations…
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Reporter offers tips for covering vaping, e-cigarettes
Atlanta independent journalist Sonya Collins has carved a niche for herself covering the controversial world of e-cigarettes. Her feature, “When the Smoke…
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Potential billing abuse by Medicaid dental providers a fertile area for coverage
An estimated 8 percent of Medicaid dental providers in California submitted questionable bills to the program during one recent year,…