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…
Why Dental Hygienists Leave
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Unlicensed Iowa Clinic Shut Down After Years of Unregulated Care
From unproven cancer treatments to an unlicensed dental operatory, the case of Old Cabin Retreat highlights the serious risks of…
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With the continued growth of the novel coronavirus across much of the Southern and Western United States, ensuring that health care providers—including oral health professionals—have the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) remains…
DentaQuest Partnership Offers Free Continuing Education Courses to Support Dentists’ Return to Work
Online learning center features enriching content with courses in infection control, teledentistry, value-based care and other practice improvement topics
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Xerostomia, or perceived dry mouth, has a broad range of prevalence, ranging from 5.5% to 65%, while also considered under-reported by patients and under-recognized by practitioners.
University of Tennessee Team Awarded $1.7 Million for Opioid Research
Researchers in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center (UTHSC) have received a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health awards to study if genetic differences make some people more susceptible to…
HHS Opens COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to Dentists
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made more than $4 billion of provider relief funds available to hospitals serving vulnerable patients of low socioeconomic status, those located in rural and small…
Supporting Kids in the Dental Chair
A child’s level of cooperation and ability to follow instructions from the dental team directly influence how well a restorative or surgical procedure can be performed and even what materials can be used. It is the clinician’s…
Dental Associations Cancel ADA FDC 2020 In-Person Meeting
The Americal Dental Association (ADA) and Florida Dental Association (FDA) have decided not to move forward with ADA FDC 2020 as an in-person meeting, originally scheduled for October 15–18 in Orlando.
Possible Link Between Heartburn Medications and COVID-19 Risk
Results of a survey study with more than 50,000 participants showed that the regular use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—medications used to reduce stomach acid—raised the risk of testing positive for COVID-19. The risk was higher among…
Growth in Dental Practice Patient Volume Beginning to Slow
Data from the week of June 29 show that patient volumes in dental practices across the United States are about 70% of pre-pandemic rates, according to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. The survey of more than 4,300…
Fight COVID-19 By Becoming More Like Bats
Emulating bats is not part of most people’s bucket lists; however, their ability to carry deadly viruses without becoming ill is something to be envied. Bats also live longer than many other mammals. Their key to health and longevity? An…
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