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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...

Tooth Loss Impacts Musculoskeletal Frailty Over the Age of 50

Tooth loss may contribute to musculoskeletal frailty in people over the age of 50...

Poor Oral Health Linked With Frailty in Elderly Men

Oral health problems such as gum disease and tooth loss have been linked to...

Grant Expands Clinic’s Care to Medicare Recipients

For nearly two decades, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) Advanced Education...

Alzheimer’s Risk May Increase With Apnea

Elderly people who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may face a greater risk...

Massachusetts Considers Dental Therapy Legislation

Oral healthcare faces significant challenges in Massachusetts. For example, 40% of the children in...

Dental Health Act on Its Way to the Full House

The House’s Energy and Commerce Committee passed HR 2422, the Action for Dental Health...

Dementia Patients Receive Less Oral Healthcare

Subsequent to a diagnosis of dementia, patients have less contact with dental care services,...

Dentists Asked to Treat One Underserved Patient

Dental Lifeline Network (DLN) is launching its Will You See One campaign to recruit...