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Oral health
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Vermont moving forward on creating dental therapist training program
States across the country are moving ahead with laws aimed at putting dental therapists to work. Legislators and health advocates…
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Review-Journal investigation chronicles allegations against dental board
Over recent years, the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners has weathered plenty of criticism. Two governors have singled out the…
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Can agencies stop employees from talking to media? Brechner Center says no
Public employees have the right to speak to the press without going through the boss, but workplace gag orders continue…
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Reporters find stories in efforts to address oral health disparities
Poor Americans bear more than their share of oral disease. School children from low-income homes are more than twice as…
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CDC finds ‘chemical of concern’ in vaping-relating illness investigation
Vitamin E acetate, a common additive to dietary supplements and cosmetics, has been identified as a likely culprit in a…
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AHCJ joins groups urging Congress to address communication between journalists and federal agencies
The Association of Health Care Journalists has joined the Society of Professional Journalists and 25 other journalism and open government…
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Oral care access problems highlighted in California news collaborative project
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, California has employed Medicaid expansion and the state health insurance marketplace –…
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New tip sheet helps you ‘background like a boss’
In late January, Kate Howard, managing editor of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, conducted one of the most important…
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Annual list provides opportunities for stories on hazards in health care
The ECRI Institute every so often comes out with top 10 lists, and on Monday it issued its latest, focusing…
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HHS targets oral care gaps in ‘health infrastructure’ awards
More than $85 million in new federal awards will help health care centers from Aniak, Alaska, to Miami Gardens, Fla.,…