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Preventive Dental Care Linked With Fewer Emergency Room Visits

People with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease who received...

Patients Underestimate Risks and Overestimate Benefits of Treatment

Patients underestimate the risks and overestimate the benefits of dental surgery and other medical...

Q&A: ADA President-Elect Dr. Chad Gehani

Chad P. Gehani, DDS, is the new president-elect of the ADA. Chosen during a...

Most Dentists Support Expanded Medicare Dental Benefits

Most dentists in the United States are willing to provide care to Medicare recipients...

Dental Loss Ratios and Questionable Bedfellows in the Insurance Industry

Insurance industry dental loss ratios (DLRs) represent expenditures for patient services as a percentage...

Avoid These Three Website Mistakes

Your patient Dennis has just recommended you on Facebook. His buddy from work, Juan,...

Oral Healthcare for Senior Citizens Still Requires Improvement

Oral Health America (OHA) has published a national report examining the factors impacting the...

Recommendations Aim to Improve Oral Healthcare for Older Adults

Despite their unique challenges with access to care, mobility, aging, and health complexities, little...

Underserved Families Still Face Major Barriers to Dental Care

While the landscape of children’s dental health has improved in regard to dental coverage...

Dentist Files Claim Against MetLife Over Contractor Classifications

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) wrongly classified at least 100 dentists and potentially...