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dental
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Military retiree dental program changes name and administrator
Participants in a dental benefit plan for U.S. military retirees will need to take action soon to hold onto coverage.…
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Reporter shares insights on covering cuts to Medicaid dental coverage
In a recent story for the Lexington Herald-Leader, reporter Will Wright offered a look at the human toll of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s July…
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Changes are on the way for military dental benefits
Changes are coming for 1.6 million military retirees and family members who obtain oral health care benefits through the TRICARE…
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New tip sheet can assist your coverage of threats to Medicaid dental benefits
Roughly 38 million low-income adults across the United States rely upon Medicaid for a broad range of health care benefits.…
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Landmark oral health report due for an update
In his landmark Oral Health in America report in 2000, then-Surgeon General David Satcher reminded the nation that oral health…
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University’s decision exacerbates dental care access crisis for Iowa’s poor
Complaining of low reimbursement rates and newly restrictive rules, University of Iowa (UI) officials have announced that the school’s dental…
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United effort helps two rural Oklahoma communities reduce childhood caries
America’s tribal communities have long suffered from an abundance of oral disease problems and a shortage of dentists. Research has…
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Study looks at media coverage of water fluoridation efforts
Last fall, oral health advocates joined a successful push to save a city water fluoridation ordinance in Rugby, N.D. Meanwhile,…
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Unlikely coalition expands use of dental therapists in Arizona
A bill recently signed into law by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey opens the way for dental therapists to begin providing…
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Caution required when discussing associations between oral and overall health
The mouth is connected to the body. Yet much remains unknown about the subtle workings of that connection. Research continues…