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Oral health
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Dental tourism: Americans leaving the country for oral health care
Experts say many thousands of Americans are now going abroad for dental care. The growing phenomenon of dental tourism is…
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HHS moves to block chain of dental clinics from receiving Medicaid
Small Smiles, one of the nation’s largest dental chains, is facing exclusion from Medicaid, David Heath of the Center for…
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Growth, expanding scope of practice among changes for dental assistants
There are more than 300,000 dental assistants at work across America and their ranks are expected to increase 25 percent…
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Free clinics mark Children’s Dental Health Month
Open wide! A free one-day dental clinic for low-income children may be coming to a school or community center near…
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Reporter’s follow-up on dental reconstruction reveals the importance of a healthy smile
It was more than two years ago that Marc Ramirez offered the first part of the story to readers of…
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Dentist under investigation after sedated child dies
A Hawaiian pre-schooler died after lapsing into a coma in a dentist’s chair. Now state authorities are investigating her dentist, according…
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National look reveals gap in access to pediatric dental care
Catherine Saint Louis of The New York Times took a hard national look at the pediatric dental benefits being offered…
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Colo. advocates predict newly insured patients will overwhelm dentists
Hundreds of thousands of adults and children in Colorado will soon get dental coverage thanks to health care reform efforts…
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New resources explain role of dental therapists
Dental therapists have the potential to expand access to oral health care, though opponents (such as the American Dental Association)…
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Lack of regulation of dental labs leaves plenty to be reported
The piece that aired recently on WSYX-Columbus, Ohio, struck an ominous tone. It featured images of a shadowy basement workshop,…