preventive care

Partnership Aims to Reduce Pediatric Tooth Decay Among Indigenous Populations

A research project at the University of Manitoba (UM) Rady Faculty of Health Sciences...

Affordable Care Act Increased Dental Coverage Rates in Medicaid Expansion States

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased rates of dental coverage by 18.9 percentage points...

Project Aims to Help School-Based Dental Care Programs Reopen

Two professors at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine will spend the...

Emergency Room Visits for Dental Problems Cost $2 Billion a Year

Patients who go to the emergency room to treat preventable dental conditions cost taxpayers,...

Okunseri Named President of American Board of Dental Public Health

The American Board of Dental Public Health (ABDPH) has named Christopher Okunseri, BDS, MSc,...

UK Children Face “Triple Whammy” of Dental Dangers

Thousands of children in the United Kingdom could soon require hospital operations to remove...

Golf Tourney to Benefit America’s ToothFairy

Carolinas Dental Advisors will host the Tee for the ToothFairy Golf Tournament benefitting America’s...

History Can Provide Some Clues to the Future of Dentistry

COVID-19 is a pandemic unlike anything we have experienced in modern times, creating almost...

Low-Income Californians Face Oral Health Disparities Despite Insurance

Low-income adults in California are less likely to receive timely dental care such as...

WHO Continues Recommendations for Restricting Non-Essential Dental Care

In its latest recommendations, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises that routine non-essential oral...