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Lessons learned in covering passage of a soda tax
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4 elections, Tom Lochner covered the debate over soda tax questions on…
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Going international for dental care: Questions patients should ask
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are traveling abroad each year for health care services. Many factors are helping to drive…
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Pucker up: Research into kissing may help with future bacterial therapies
Dutch researchers have concluded that during a 10-second French kiss, partners exchange an average of 80 million bacteria. Their study,…
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Seniors face struggle to get preventive dental care
A recent special “Your Money” section in The New York Times looked at American spending habits from a variety of…
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How, and why, some schools provide dental care for needy children
In a series of stories, “The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache,” reporters at the School News Network, based…
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Research examines impact of soda taxes on oral health
Is there a soda tax debate coming to your community? The potential for such taxes to address problems with obesity,…
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New report raises concerns about Indiana dental chains
A new federal report raises questions about the billing practices of nearly 100 Indiana Medicaid dentists, as well as the…
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Students find new angles to cover at free dental clinic
The Journalism Center on Children & Families, formerly the Casey Journalism Center, is scheduled to close at the end of…
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Separating fact from fiction on water fluoridation
For close to seven decades now, jurisdictions across the country have been supplementing naturally-occurring fluoride in community water supplies to…
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Supreme Court hears case over teeth whitening, professional board’s power
WASHINGTON — A long-running fight between the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners and a group of non-dentists who…