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dental
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New state-by-state report card rates oral health among seniors
Getting dental care to America’s elders is a big challenge. Medicare has never covered routine dental benefits. Medicaid dental benefits…
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Federal data brief updates on decay rates among U.S. children
The good news: In recent years, tooth decay rates have significantly decreased for American children. Overall, 43.1 percent of American…
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Dental leaders, researchers take new look at opioid crisis
Calling upon the nation’s oral health providers to do their part in addressing a national opioid crisis that claims an…
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NY program highlights challenge of providing dental care to patients with disabilities
Reporter Richard Liebson recently recounted the story of an aging, 35-foot Winnebago that trundles through New York’s Hudson Valley to…
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New study helps document role of oral health in overall health of Hispanics
More than half of U.S. Hispanic adults suffer from dental pain, have difficulty eating or report other oral problems that…
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Rule changes affect dental care for Californians with disabilities
In stories for California Healthline, Ana B. Ibarra has been following a battle being waged by a cadre of independent…
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Report card may add perspective to reporting on your state’s oral health
Minnesota captured the top overall ranking in a recent state-by-state dental health report card compiled by a popular consumer website.…
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Panelists at #AHCJ18 to discuss integrating medical, dental care
Oral health has been recognized as an integral part of overall health yet our fragmented health care system does not…
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Unnecessary prescribing of dental antibiotics may be adding to C. diff cases
Potentially deadly Clostridium difficile (C. diff), which sickened an estimated half million Americans one recent year, has gained notoriety as…
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Could loan forgiveness bring dental care to underserved patients?
Many newly-minted dentists are burdened by the high cost of a dental education. The average dental student graduates with more…