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dentistry
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Researchers see potential for teledentistry to address disparities in care
Telehealth technologies are on the rise, connecting patients and providers, and expanding access to crucial health services that can be…
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Dental chain in spotlight after child’s death, separate settlement in fraudulent billing case
In Arizona, relatives of 2-year-old Zion Jay Gastelum are trying to find out why the toddler died after a recent…
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Uncertain outlook for pediatric dental benefits in a post-ACA world
Oral health advocates are closely watching Capitol Hill. Many are worried about the future of children’s dental benefits under proposed…
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Texas child’s death during dental surgery reawakens ‘deadly dentistry’ debate
Several months after its seven-part Deadly Dentistry series, the Dallas Morning News is following the case of another child left…
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Don’t forget about oral health when reporting on the latest dietary guidelines
Every five years, the federal government comes out with a new edition of its dietary guidelines. The official nutritional recommendations…
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Weaving data, human stories into compelling series on dental deaths
In early 2014, a 4-year-old Dallas boy named Salomon Barahona Jr. died after undergoing sedation for a dental procedure. The…
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Florida dentist accused of abuse, fraud in treatment of young patients
CNN filed its “Nightmare Dental Procedures Done on Kids” report under “Stories that Shock,” along with tabloid-worthy accounts of a…
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Questioning the wisdom behind removing third molars
Americans spend about $3 billion annually getting wisdom teeth removed. But some experts are now questioning whether the procedure is…
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Mother, legislators advocate for more regulation of pediatric dentistry
On Jan. 4, Ashley Boyle returned to Kailua Beach to remember her lost child. The date marked a year and…
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Campaign strives to improve access to care; critics say ADA misses mark
Advocates for the poor and uninsured have worked long and hard to bring attention to the shortage of dental care…