Starting January 1, 2027, California dental plans must honor patients’ assignment of benefits, allowing practices to receive insurance payments directly while increasing transparency around provider networks and out-of-pocket costs.
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Missouri Expands Dental Access as Medicaid Cuts Loom
Medicaid expansion has opened doors to preventive and specialized dental care for thousands of Missourians, but proposed funding…
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Understanding the causes and clinical presentation of tooth wear helps clinicians to prevent further damage and develop effective…
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Unlicensed Iowa Clinic Shut Down After Years of Unregulated Care
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ADA Science and Research Institute Awarded $3.5M to Map Cells in Pediatric Respiratory Tissues
The American Dental Association (ADA) Science and Research Institute, together with other U.S. and international collaborators, has been awarded a three-year, $3.5 million grant.
Data Review on COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids to Get Underway
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will review 2 months of safety data from clinical trials on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines among children ages 5 to 11. This suggests that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers…
Who Oversees Your Respiratory Protection in the Dental Practice?
With oral health professionals donning extensive personal protective equipment and using respirators while caring for patients during a global pandemic, understanding which agency oversees what is helpful to clinicians who may have…
Researchers Identify New Clinical Response to Inflammation
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry have identified a third type of oral inflammatory phenotype that exhibits a delayed response to bacterial accumulation.
After a Significant Decline, COVID-19 Moves to Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
In December 2020, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States with heart disease and cancer filling the top two spots, respectively. In July 2021, COVID plummeted to the eighth leading cause of death as mass…
National Brush Day Kicks off November 1st
National Brush Day is November 1st! The Dental Trade Alliance has provided marketing materials to make it easy for clinicians to promote improving oral health.
Number of US Children With COVID-19 Skyrockets
During the first week of September, more than 250,000 children contracted COVID-19 in the United States, representing the highest number of weekly pediatric cases ever reported since the global pandemic commenced in March 2020.…
CDC Tracks COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Via Smartphones
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) v-safe program enables Americans who have received their first COVID-19 vaccination to provide valuable information on their experience with the swipe of their…
Tooth Fairy Instills Good Oral Health Habits in Children
Visits from the Tooth Fairy motivate children to practice good oral hygiene habits, according to Delta Dental’s Original Tooth Fairy Poll.
ADHA Joins Call for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Among Oral Health Professionals
While the American Dental Association stopped short of supporting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for oral health professionals, a coalition from 57 organizations, including the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), signed a joint…
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