Patients who go to the emergency room to treat preventable dental conditions cost taxpayers, hospitals, and the government about $2 billion a year, according to
Skull fractures are the most common type of head and facial fracture among skateboarding injuries in the emergency department, and increased helmet use and injury
Injuries involving motorized scooters result in more than triple the hospital admission rate of injuries involving nonmotorized scooters and may present a public health issue,
Patients with false teeth should take them out before they receive general anesthesia, doctors warn after a 72-year-old’s dentures got stuck in his throat during
The government of Ontario has announced that it will provide a $90 million annual investment in publicly funded dental care for low-income seniors, once the
Every day, 90 people die in the United States from an overdose that involves an opioid. At least 2 million people suffer from opioid use
Food scarcity isn’t the only cause of malnutrition, as seen in older adults receiving care for it in the emergency department. Poor oral health plays
