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Oral health
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Homeopathic teething tablets under fire
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week confirmed that laboratory tests found elevated levels of belladonna in samples…
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Backers of dental therapist profession find support in national poll
A national telephone survey conducted on the eve of the 2016 election went beyond the usual queries about Donald Trump…
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Calls growing to add dental benefit to Medicare Part B
A quarter of a million Americans are retiring each month. Many are surprised to learn that Medicare does not include…
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San Jose, Calif., no longer nation’s largest city without fluoridated drinking water
It took engineering and fundraising efforts as well as years of work by oral health and children’s advocates, but the…
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2016 in review: What were you reading on Covering Health?
As we get ready to gear up for what is sure to be a year full of health-related news, it’s…
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Briefing focuses on integration of medical, oral health care
Oral health may be essential to overall health but the enduring gap between dental care and medical care impacts everything…
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Expansion of dental care uncertain under new administration
Amid promises to overturn the health care reform law and re-engineer Medicaid, voters swept Republicans into power in November. Oral…
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Reporter: Oral health has become gateway to other issues on the beat
For low-income elders, dental care can be very hard to find. Medicare does not include routine dental benefits and seniors…
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Take a look at the oral health challenges in America’s rural landscape
Today is National Rural Health Day, an annual opportunity for grassroots groups, nonprofits and agencies, including the Federal Office of Rural…
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Voters around the country OK soda taxes to tackle obesity
Soda taxes, it seems, are gaining some pop. Voters in several U.S. cities in California and Colorado overwhelmingly approved additional…