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In the next few months, what I’ll be spending on fixing my teeth will eat up much of what I’ll…
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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Across America, dentists write about 10% of all antibiotic prescriptions, data show, making them the top specialty prescribers of antibiotics…
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During a two-week U.S. fact-finding tour, Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, said…
To help ensure a lifetime of better oral health, experts recommend that babies receive their first dental exam no later…
It is hard to know, amid the ongoing battle to reshape the nation’s health care system, what the future holds…
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It is a scenario that regularly plays out in statehouses during times of fiscal austerity: funding for Medicaid dental services…
Hispanic medical and dental leaders at a recent joint meeting in Washington, D.C., highlighted the urgency of getting more culturally…
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New federal grants will help safety net clinics across the country to provide more dental care in their communities. Nearly…
Denti-Cal, California’s Medicaid dental program, faces ongoing challenges in getting care to its roughly 13 million beneficiaries. Only about half…