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Fraud at FQHCs Sullies the Program’s Good Work

I recently wrote a column criticizing the practice of patient churning and its potential...

Dental Hygiene’s Evolving Responsibilities Open Up More Opportunities

Dental hygiene is an expanding field. The mean pay for dental hygienists in 2018...

California Ends Medical and Dental Copays in Prison

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 45, which permanently bans California state prisons...

Septodont Donates $200,000 in Products to America’s ToothFairy

Septodont has donated $200,000 worth of products to America’s ToothFairy. The nonprofit organization then...

The Stars of Mrs. Maisel Come Out to Support Free Dental Clinic

The nonprofit American Friends of Dental Volunteers for Israel (AFDVI) will host a charity...

DentaQuest Awards $640,000 in Grants This Quarter

The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement will invest $640,000 in organizations across the...

Tokuyama Donates $18,000 in Products to Homeless Not Toothless

Tokuyama Empowers, Tokuyama Dental America’s corporate social responsibility program, has donated more than $18,000...

Don’t Condemn All FQHCs for the Unethical Behavior of the Few

After reading the article “FQHCs Churn Patients in a Big Scam” published on October...

NYC Dental Hygiene Program Receives ADA Accreditation

The dental hygiene degree program at Plaza College in Queens, New York, has received...

$1.25 Million Gift to Support Preventive Dental Care in Arkansas

The Yates and Hubbard family have given $1.25 million to the Arkansas Children’s Dental...