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Oral health
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Percentage of adult Americans with cavities remains high, study notes
Although tooth decay and tooth loss have been declining in recent decades, more than nine of 10 working-age Americans have cavities…
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Dallas TV station hasn’t let go of Medicaid dental fraud story
Byron Harris and his colleagues at WFAA-Dallas have been reporting on Medicaid dental fraud in Texas for years. The allegations…
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Reporter offers tips for covering vaping, e-cigarettes
Atlanta independent journalist Sonya Collins has carved a niche for herself covering the controversial world of e-cigarettes. Her feature, “When the Smoke…
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Potential billing abuse by Medicaid dental providers a fertile area for coverage
An estimated 8 percent of Medicaid dental providers in California submitted questionable bills to the program during one recent year,…
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Florida dentist accused of abuse, fraud in treatment of young patients
CNN filed its “Nightmare Dental Procedures Done on Kids” report under “Stories that Shock,” along with tabloid-worthy accounts of a…
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Some dental clinics seeing influx of Medicaid clients under ACA
Thanks to Medicaid expansion and stepped up enrollment efforts under the Affordable Care Act, adults in some states including Oregon,…
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Seniors struggle to access adequate dental care
Many Americans lose their private dental benefits when they retire. But Medicare, the nation’s health insurance program for seniors, does…
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Sociologist offers insights on health navigators, finding wider lessons in personal stories
Trying to help her sister Veronika, who is disabled, with a dental emergency, Elizabeth Piatt found herself negotiating a labyrinth…
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Communities may see water fluoridation levels drop because of revised recommendations
Stressing that community water fluoridation remains an important tool in fighting tooth decay, public health officials have updated their recommendation…
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E-cigarette panel lit up a debate at #AHCJ15
The Health Journalism 2015 panel on e-cigarette use, or vaping, was anything but dull. Des Moines Register health reporter Tony…
