Beginning July 1, 2026, California’s decision to limit full-scope Medi-Cal dental benefits for certain adult immigrants will reshape access to care, practice participation, and the balance between short-term savings and long-term system costs.
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As burnout and mental health challenges rise across the dental workforce, a new perspective suggests anxiety may be an adaptive…
Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
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RDHAPs Take the Stage at Dimensions’ Discovery EXPO
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The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, have created the “Age-Friendly Health System”…
Hong Kong Researchers Use AI to Create Dental Crowns
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have developed a manufacturing process that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to fabricate dental crowns. Computer-aided design and manufacturing is typically used in the creation of dental…
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Study Shows Many Pregnant Women Are Unaware of Importance of Oral Health
Oral health professionals are well aware that poor oral health negatively impacts both mothers and infants and that the provision of dental care during pregnancy is safe. However, myriad studies continue to show that many pregnant women are…
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Vermont Ups Reimbursement to Encourage Dentists to Accept Medicaid Patients
Low-income Vermont residents are between a rock and a hard place if they need more than preventive dental care. In central Vermont, only two dentists accept patients covered by Medicaid, leaving many with rampant decay or severe tooth pain…
Texas to Allow Dental Hygienists to Administer Local Anesthesia
Only two states —Texas and Delaware — do not include the administration of local anesthesia in the scope of practice for dental hygienists. Now, Delaware is very close to being the only one, as the Texas state legislature passed a bill, HB…
Grant Aims to Improve Equity in Dental Care for Minnesota’s Marginalized Populations
In Minnesota, 40% of the state’s 3,000 dentists do not accept Medicaid, severely limiting access to dental care for low-income patients. In an effort to expand access to care among Minnesotans of low socioeconomic status, of ethnic and…
Lack of Providers Means Long Wait for Dental Care in Maryland
Maryland residents with disabilities who need low- or no-cost dental care are forced to wait more than a year in some areas due to a lack of providers. The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry (MFD) has been helping those with intellectual,…
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