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Dental Opioid Prescriptions Put Families at Risk of Overdose

Overdose rates are two and a half times higher among patients who filled a...

DentaQuest to Provide Medicaid and CHIP Dental Coverage in Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Health has awarded a three-year contract to DentaQuest as one...

Youth at Greater Risk of Opioid Addiction After Dental Prescriptions

Teens and young adults who receive their initial opioid prescriptions from their dentists or...

Chlorhexidine Mouthwash Prevents 12% of Bacteraemia Cases Following Extractions

During procedures such as tooth extractions, oral bacteria may pass into the bloodstream and...

Study Says Patient Safety Needs More Research

Effective safety protocols require more investigation, according to the University of Manchester in the...

“Tooth Taxi” Provides Oregon Children with Basic Dental Treatment

Elementary school students in Oregon will have a unique opportunity next week. The students...

Illiterate Indian Women Perform Root Canal Operation

Bhawri and Kesar Devi of Tilonia village in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district in India have...