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Oral health
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Experienced freelancers provide valuable tips, advice
Ah, the freelance life. Sleeping until noon. Working in your pajamas. Picking and choosing just the right assignments that appeal…
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One ethnic neighborhood fights disparities in effort to reduce childhood tooth decay
Oral health has improved for the children of San Francisco in recent years. The decay rate among kindergarteners has fallen…
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Dentists urged to find non-opioid alternatives to ease patient pain
In response to the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction, health care leaders including U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy have urged…
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Community water fluoridation efforts get boost from EPA ruling
The ongoing controversy over community water fluoridation is unlikely to go away despite a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Reporter turned on-deadline account of a dental death into more than a tragic story
Sacramento Bee health reporter Sammy Caiola worked quickly to give her readers the story about the death of a young…
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Administration’s regulatory roadblocks stymie dental guidelines
At more than 100,000 offices and clinics across America, dentists stay busy placing and removing amalgam fillings as they care…
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Uncertain outlook for pediatric dental benefits in a post-ACA world
Oral health advocates are closely watching Capitol Hill. Many are worried about the future of children’s dental benefits under proposed…
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Reporter explored efforts to make dental health a primary care priority
Millions of Americans face challenges in finding oral health care services. Creative efforts are underway to tackle the problem. Some…
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Young father’s unexpected death highlights the dangers of dental infections
The recent story of a young California husband and father who died after suffering complications from a dental problem serves…
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Certain ethnic groups still underrepresented in dental profession
America’s shortage of minority dentists is “large and growing” according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. It would…