Garvey Among Health Equity Hero Award Winners
2020-09-07
Timothy Garvey, DMD, has received a 2020 Health Equity Hero Award from DentaQuest. Dubbed “Heroes in the Time of COVID-19,” this year’s awards celebrate individuals
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Grant to Support Dual Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Program
2020-09-04
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research and Department of Pediatric Dentistry have
Ontario to Expand Access to Oral Healthcare for Eligible Seniors
2020-09-03
The Ontario government is providing $25 million to expand access to the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program. The funding will be used to support 78
Working Toward Equality in Your Dental Practice
2020-09-01
Activists continue to make their voices heard. Thanks to those voices, we are finally beginning conversations that are still necessary if we want to rebuild
Student Volunteers Provide Oral Healthcare to Refugees
2020-08-28
Staff and students at the University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health in the United Kingdom are teaming up to deliver dental care
California’s Definition of Corporate Dentistry Inhibits Franchise Opportunities
2020-08-28
Dental service organizations (DSOs) have become ubiquitous in the United States. Recent statistics from the ADA indicate that greater than 7% of all practicing dentists
Large-Scale Study Examines Tooth Decay Among Arizona and Hawai’i Preschoolers
2020-08-26
Rates of early childhood caries among Hispanic, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander children nationwide are almost double those of white children, according
Extractions Increase by 17% Among Children in England
2020-08-24
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that the latest figures on tooth extractions for children will only get worse, as the pandemic exacerbates deep
Ocasio-Cortez Instagram Post Prompts Calls to Increase Dental Therapy
2020-08-21
After Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her social media followers that she was getting orthodontic treatment because, as a member of Congress, she could finally afford
Alaska Dental Therapy Program Gains CODA Accreditation
2020-08-18
The ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) has accredited the dental therapy program at Ilisaġvik College in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. According to the National Partnership for
Grant to Improve Access to Dental Care in South Central Pennsylvania
2020-08-18
WellSpan Health has received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund its Access to Dental program and launch
Exonerees to Get Free Dental Work on August 15
2020-08-14
Pacific Dental Services will team up with After Innocence to provide free oral care to men and women who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes