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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Rethinking Anxiety in Dentistry
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
As new technologies and adjunctive therapies expand treatment options, clinicians must critically evaluate the evidence to select…
RDHAPs Take the Stage at Dimensions’ Discovery EXPO
An expert RDHAP panel will tackle scope clarity, sustainable business models, patient access, and the future of independent dental…
A Medieval Gold Bridge Reveals the Surprising Origins of Cosmetic Dentistry
Advanced scientific analysis of a 15th–17th century skeleton uncovered evidence of an early gold dental bridge, offering rare…
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More than 1.5 million Wisconsin residents live in healthcare provider shortage areas, leaving many without access to dental care. One volunteer dental practice, Tri-County Dental, has been working to alleviate the access-to-care problem for…
Florida Looks to Ease Its Access-to-Care Problem
With nearly 6 million Floridian living in dental health professional shortage areas, new legislation is aiming to ease this crisis in accessing dental care. The bill would authorize specific healthcare settings, such as federally qualified…
Oregon Legislation Would Give Dentists More Autonomy on Reimbursement
A new bill has been introduced to the Oregon state legislature that would prohibit insurers from paying dentists by credit card without their consent. The legislation would also prevent insurers from expanding dentist members’ participation…
Dental Hygiene Loses Beloved Leader
Winnie Furnari, MS, RDH, FAADH, FAAFS, FADE, is the 2022 recipient of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award passed away on April 20. Furnari was highly regarded for her efforts to expand the career…
WHO Finds Europe Has the Highest Rates of Oral Disease in the World
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a call to action to the European region whose oral disease rates are through the roof. A recently published report notes that 50.1% of all European residents have a significant oral disease…
Michigan Aims to Increase Dental Utilization With Value-Based Payment Model
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services wanted to increase utilization of the state’s Healthy Kids Dental (HKD) program, which covers dental care for Medicaid enrollees under 21. The department partnered with Delta Dental of…
Making the Most of the New Periodontal Classification System
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UK Researchers Develop Oral Cancer Test With More Than 90% Accuracy
Researchers at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom have developed an oral cancer test called “point-of-care analysis for noninvasive diagnosis of oral cancer,” or PANDORA, that offers 92% efficacy in identifying oral squamous…
With Pandemic Health Emergency Over, Millions on Medicaid to Lose Health and Dental Coverage
The federal public health emergency issued in response to the global pandemic expired on April 1. During the pandemic, states were barred from eliminating individuals from Medicaid coverage, but now they can review participants’ eligibility…
NYC Health + Hospitals Adds Dental Hygiene Care to Its Pediatric Clinics
In an effort to improve the oral and systemic health of its youngest patients, NYC Health + Hospitals, a municipal healthcare system that serves 1 million residents of New York City, has added preventive dental hygiene services to pediatric…
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