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Efforts to expand use of dental therapists making progress
Connecticut has joined a growing list of states embracing dental providers as a way to expand access to care. After…
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Poll results support adding dental coverage to Medicare
Though about 60 million retired and disabled Americans depend upon Medicare for their health care coverage, the federal program has…
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Decline in complete tooth loss for older adults spurs talk about access to care
More Americans are keeping their natural teeth throughout their lifetimes, federal research tells us. Overall, the rate of U.S. adults…
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Fluoridation findings prompt measured response from professional organizations
As the editors of the prestigious medical journal anticipated, the newly published Canadian study is causing a stir. The paper,…
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Better understanding of ‘mouth microbes’ may improve oral health treatments
An estimated 700 species of microbes thrive within the unique ecological niches found within the human mouth, including the hard…
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Dentists urged to reduce prescriptions of pre-treatment antibiotics
Across America, dentists write about 10% of all antibiotic prescriptions, data show, making them the top specialty prescribers of antibiotics…
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Opioid epidemic: Focus turns to how dentists are treating pain
While oral health and dentist-use are generally similar in United States and England, U.S dentists write 37 times as many…
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Despite Medicaid expansion and restored benefits, many Californians lack dental care
In the years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), California has employed Medicaid expansion and the state…
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California death revives concerns about sedation of children
The California Dental Board is investigating the case of a 4-year-old boy who died after receiving anesthesia at an Oakland…
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White paper calls for more attention to endodontic oral care
A survey of dozens of dental organizations from Brazil to Vanuatu reveals that patients around the globe dread root canal…