The Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment Access Commission (MACPAC) has recommended that the U.S. Congress should extend CHIP funding for a transition
The Altarum Institute has received a $9.4 million award from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to reduce childhood dental disease in Michigan. The
As dental sealants may help cut the rate of tooth decay in a child’s most cavity-prone teeth by up to 60%, the U.S. Community Preventive
Body Download PDF Abstract Objective: To estimate the strength of the associations among income, dental insurance coverage and need for dental care (both urgent and
Body Download PDF Abstract Older adults in Canada face financial, behavioural and physical barriers to oral care. This final article of a 3-part series
The ADA is urging federal health officials to exclude dentists from proposed regulations that would deny claims for Medicare Part D drugs unless the prescriber
Church Street Health Management (CSHM), which operates 70 Small Smiles dental clinics in 22 states and the District of Columbia, has been excluded from participation
Body Dr. Benoit Soucy On January 24, 2014, Minister of Health Rona Ambrose and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) co-hosted a symposium to
Body March 20 is World Oral Health Day—a day when dentists and others across the globe promote awareness about the importance of taking care of
Body Dr. Lindsay McLaren Questions about the effectiveness of municipal water fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have polarized scores of communities across Canada. A researcher
Body Download PDF Abstract The Canadian Health Measures Survey, conducted between March 2007 and February 2009, revealed unmet dental needs among older adults in
Dental hygienists can play a critical role in improving access to high-quality services, especially for underserved populations and children, according to a new report by
