Access to professional dental services remains a problem for many populations across the United States, but those with disabilities often have the fewest options. Many dental offices are ill-prepared to effectively treat patients who use…

Pujitha Siddani, DDS, MPH, BDS, a dentist trained in both India and the United States, is passionate about pediatric oral health. As a 10-year-old growing up in India, Pujitha Siddani, DDS, MPH, BDS, was enjoying a ride on the bumper…

Mike J. Foley, DMD, is not your run-of-the-mill dentist. The Tampa Bay, Florida dental provider has what one may call peculiar hobbies. Foley has been highlighted by Ripley’s Believe It or Not Magazine for a fully functioning denture he…

Good Morning America, a popular morning television program, visited the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry to highlight the school’s “Determined to Be a Doctor Someday (DDS)” program. Begun by…

The United States federal government will sunset the national emergency declaration for COVID-19 that has been in place since March 20, 2020. The public health emergency designation will also come to an end. The termination of the emergency…

Minnesota legislators wanted to improve access to dental care for the state’s most vulnerable populations so, in 2021, they doubled Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists, hoping more practices would accept patients covered by the…

In November 2022, Massachusetts passed a law requiring dental insurers to spend 83% of patient premiums on actual dental care, as opposed to business and marketing expenses. Illinois is poised to follow suit. The state’s “More for Your…

Crystal Adams, MA, CDA, RDH, left academia to focus on improving access to care for North Carolinians.

Inflammation plays a key role in both periodontitis and atrial fibrosis.

Study tracks decline in pediatric oral health, due in part to lockdowns and limited access to care.