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Oral Health and Aging: Improving Access to Care for Older Adults
More and more baby boomers turn 65 every day, the magic age of Medicare eligibility. Recent estimates predict that 95 million seniors and people...
The Strength of Stories: Arizona’s Journey to Expand Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits
Nearly all Arizonans say oral health is important to them. But not all Arizonans have an easy time accessing care — especially those individuals...
Pregnancy and Oral Health: 8 Answers that Cut Through the Myths
Medical and oral health experts have long agreed that dental care in pregnancy is safe, effective, and important. Untreated dental disease can lead...
What Do We Mean by Interoperability in Oral Health?
Welcome to the first installment in our blog series about transforming oral health! Every month, an expert from our Health Transformation team at...
Voices from the Field: Dr. Reeva Morton on Integrating Behavioral Health with Oral Health
As a licensed and nationally certified school psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst, Reeva Morton, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP has her feet in two...
Addressing an Unmet Need: Providing Oral Health Care for Adults with Disabilities
As a clinical assistant professor and dentist at the University of Florida (UF) College of Dentistry, Bryan Smallwood, DMD, MPH, CPH, has cared for...
Memorable Sessions, Hot Topics, and Three Key Takeaways from the 2024 National Oral Health Conference
Last week, the National Oral Health Conference (NOHC) celebrated its 25th joint meeting of the Association of State and Territorial Dental...
Answers to 11 Questions about New Recommendations for Patient Shielding
Many patients are used to donning large, heavy aprons when getting a dental X-ray. Since the 1950s, providers have thought it was vital to cover a...
Four Actions We Can Take Now to Improve Black Maternal Health
“Kira Johnson lost her life to the Black maternal health crisis not because she was unhealthy, uninsured, or unlucky, but because she was unheard,”...
Hearing from Dental Hygienists: Unique Paths, Mission-Driven Work, and Career Advice
Happy National Dental Hygienist week! The second week of every April, we celebrate the outstanding, dedicated, and selfless work dental hygienists...
Nine Questions on Using Caries Management by Risk Assessment
Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) has existed for more than 20 years. But many oral health providers may be unfamiliar with why or how...
Finding a New Way to Provide Dental Care to Children
Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. has provided medical and dental care for patients in three North Carolina counties for years. But during that...