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How Quality Data Is Transforming Oral Health Care in North Carolina
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for two oral health care teams in North Carolina, it’s the numbers that are invaluable. “Data gives...
Voices from the Field: Drs. Taiwo Ngo and Kehinde Obeto on the Benefits of Medical-Dental Integration
Taiwo Ngo, DDS, and Kehinde Obeto, MD, have quite a few things in common: They’re both from Lagos, Nigeria. They both moved to Ohio to pursue...
How Oral Health Affects Overall Health — and How to Improve Both
Tooth decay and gum disease can make it difficult to eat, talk, and concentrate. But the damage they do can go beyond our mouths. Oral health...
Teledentistry and Community Learning Help Kids Get Care in North Carolina
In just one school year, Blue Ridge Health in North Carolina has helped more than 1,200 children get the dental care they need through...
Double the Care: How Medical-Dental Integration Is Expanding Access in Ohio
Taiwo Ngo, DDS, has witnessed how medical-dental integration can help more people get the health care they need. “I had a patient — a child —...
Voices from the Field: Dr. Alayna Schoblaske on Improving Access to Care
While most kids hated wearing braces in fifth grade, Alayna Schoblaske, DMD, was the exception. That was when she realized she wanted to be a...
Understanding Eating Disorders — and How Dental Providers Can Help
Eating Disorders and Oral Health During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the number of articles, stories, and reports about mental illnesses...
Oral Cancer: Recent Findings, Risk Factors, and the Role of Providers
Tooth decay is often cited as the most common disease that can threaten a person’s oral health and overall health. It’s true, but it’s certainly...
The Process of Rebuilding a School-Based Dental Sealant Program
Danica Loring says she’s seen her fair share of people in need of oral care at Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) in Bangor, Maine — and not...
Where to Find CareQuest Institute at the National Oral Health Conference
From roundtable discussions about applying silver diamine fluoride (SDF), to seminars highlighting the importance of expanding state Medicaid...
Closing the Oral Health Care Gap for Rural Populations
Rural populations face many barriers when it comes to accessing oral health care, including cost, transportation, distance, and availability of...
Push for Portability: The Latest on Dentist and Dental Hygiene Compact Privileges
Are you one of the dentists or dental hygienists who have a professional license in more than one state? If so, you are aware of the significant...