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Editorial: No reason to artificially constrain supply of dental practitioners
In a recent editorial, The Washington Post endorsed the licensing of dental therapists to expand care to millions of Americans…
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Tennessean reporter investigates complaints over Medicaid dental provider
Quite a few folks in Tennessee are upset right now with DentaQuest, the giant dental benefits company that took over…
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Reporter looks into rise in kids’ orthodontic care in Wash.
Though a state investigation has failed to prove that any dental providers committed fraud, scandal still hovers over Texas’ Medicaid…
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Dentist recognized for outreach, treatment of nursing home residents
Untreated oral disease can have a devastating impact upon frail elders. Yet significant financial and physical barriers prevent many from…
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Listeners hear from patients, dentists at charity dental clinic
KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio listeners were recently offered an insightful report on the problems poor adults in the state have…
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Study: Midlevel providers expand dental care to those in need
From dental therapists working in clinics in rural Alaska and urban Minnesota to hygienists using telehealth technology in California schools,…
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Gwynn’s death puts spotlight on smokeless tobacco
San Diego Padres’ great Tony Gwynn died June 16 from cancer of the salivary gland. He blamed his cancer on…
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Complaints about dental benefits provider mounting
The rumblings in Tennessee started earlier this year, after a new company took over the contract to provide dental services…
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New analysis presents more nuanced view of oral health among Hispanic population
Research has shown that U.S. Hispanics have poorer oral health than non-Hispanic whites. For example, untreated tooth decay is nearly twice…
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Tips from Texas for covering Medicaid fraud, overtreatment
For the past two years, as a health writer for the Texas Tribune, Becca Aaronson has been covering the state’s…