Scientists are developing three-dimensional-printed bone grafts infused with inflammation-resolving molecules to regenerate bone faster and more effectively in patients with periodontitis. This bioengineering breakthrough could transform periodontal…
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Nebraska Prisons Struggle to Provide Basic Dental Care
Routine dental care is nearly nonexistent in Nebraska’s overcrowded prisons, where tooth extractions are often the only treatment…
A Patient Creates a Molar Masterpiece for his Dentist
In an act of gratitude, a patient hand carved a lifelike molar from alabaster and gifted it to his dentist who turned the heartfelt…
The Alliance Sets Out to Empower the Profession
This innovative nonprofit is redefining professional support and access-to-care advocacy for dental hygienists in Florida. By…
A Kentucky Head Start Program Supports Oral Health but Suffers Due to Lack of…
Paducah’s Head Start program is dedicated to supporting the oral health of kids and families, but an overwhelming shortage of…
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Expansion of Medicare’s Dental Benefits Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
An update to the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule expands the coverage of dental benefits for Medicare enrollees, but not by much. A report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) listed the new benefits as oral examinations…
Texas’ First Black Dentist Is Honored
In February 1862, Marcellus Cooper, DDS, was born enslaved on a Dallas farm. As a young man, Cooper worked as an elevator operator until he saved enough money to attend college. Once he had completed his education, Cooper became the first…
Massachusetts Dental Insurance Bill Is Signed Into Law
On November 8, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly voted for the “A Law Relative to Regulation of Dental Insurance,” which requires dental insurance companies to spend 83% or more of members’ premiums on dental expenses and improving the…
Coalition Calls for the Inclusion of Adult Dental Care in Medicaid Coverage
A coalition of dental organizations called the Oral Health Resource Group is asking Congress to make the addition of adult dental care benefits to Medicaid coverage a top priority. The group asserts that expanding access to oral healthcare…
Nearly Half of Americans Will Delay Dental Care Due to Inflation
While 95% of Americans agreed that oral health is integral to systemic health, 42% noted they would postpone seeing a dental provider for prophylaxis due to the financial hit administered by high inflation, according to a survey conducted…
UCSF Integrates its Medical and Dental Records
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is the first academic institution in the Western United States to merge all of its medical and dental records in a step toward unifying medicine and dentistry. On December 5, the system…
DSO Association Publishes White Paper on Latest Trends in Dentistry
The Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO) recently published a white paper, “The Future of the Dental Industry,” that outlines four trends impacting the business of delivering dental care. The trends are:
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California Creates the Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program
The Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program is a new venture designed to broaden access to dental care for California residents with special healthcare needs. Led by the California Dental Association and funded through the state government,…
New Generation of Flu Vaccine May Be Tipping Point in Fight Against Influenza
Research—thus far only conducted on animal models—has found a flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology may elicit a strong immune response after exposure to all strains of influenza. More than 50,000 Americans die each year due to the flu, so…
Brazilian Dentist Honored for her Research on Curing Lights
Cristiane Maucoski, DDS, MS, who is a practicing dentist in her native Brazil and a current doctoral student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, received the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation—International for her…
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