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dental
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Journal roundtable explores practices to reduce anesthesia-related deaths in pediatric dentistry
A small child is taken to a dental office for care. He is placed under sedation for the treatment of…
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Reporter explores how state’s economic health affects its oral health
The Oklahoma newspapers in the Community Newspaper Holding Inc. (CNHI) chain offered readers a series that examines the everyday challenges…
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Efforts advance in Michigan to allow dental therapists
A Michigan legislator has renewed efforts to expand the state’s dental workforce to include dental therapists as a means to…
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Poll points to dental insecurity among many middle-aged Americans
One in three Americans aged 50 to 64 are ashamed about the state of their teeth, and an even larger…
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Mass. may be moving closer to use of dental therapists to hold down Medicaid costs
Earlier this summer, Gov. Charlie Baker lent his support to a long-running effort to bring a new class of dental…
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When covering the opioid epidemic, don’t forget the dental angle
President Donald Trump’s decision to declare opioid addiction a national emergency could be at least a step toward addressing the…
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Efforts pick up steam to expand Medicaid dental benefits for older adults
In a recent story for the Baltimore Sun, reporter Andrea K. McDaniels explored a dilemma getting increasing attention these days…
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‘Invisible’ inmates face barriers to getting dental care
The U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. A 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Estelle V. Gamble, declares that prisoners…
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Americans cross the border for affordable dental care
BuzzFeed news reporter John Stanton took a trip over the Mexican border for a look at dental tourism. He found…
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Child’s death highlights effort to reduce risks of dental surgery
Three-year old Daleyza Hernandez-Avila died on June 12 after being placed under general anesthesia at a Stockton, Calif., dental surgery…