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Dental Therapy Moves Forward in Michigan

Dental therapy is Michigan’s newest licensed profession, and its potential is recognized by a variety of stakeholders. In Michigan, organizations such as the.

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Dentists Could Play Key Role in Administering COVID-19 Booster Shots

Oral health providers across the country could serve as a critical access point for additional booster shots required to ensure continued immunity against.

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Dentists Will Be Essential in Providing COVID-19 Vaccinations

With COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in the United States, we are entering a critical phase in this pandemic. And in this phase, once again,.

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Delta Dental to Provide $5 Million in Funding for COVID-19 Response

The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will make $5 million in funding available to organizations across its 15-state service area that are at the.

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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 for abuse at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), prompting.

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DentaQuest Awards $640,000 in Grants This Quarter

The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement will invest $640,000 in organizations across the United States dedicated to improving oral health. This total.

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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 16, 2019, I feel it is appropriate to react.

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FQHCs Churn Patients in a Big Scam

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are IRS 501c nonprofit medical, mental health, and dental clinics. The federal government requires these entities and their.

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California to Pay Off Student Loans for Medi-Cal Dentists

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will award $10.5 million to 40 dentists to help pay off their student loan debt.

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Report Recommends Policy Changes to Improve the Oral Health Workforce

As healthcare models continue to evolve in the United States, George Washington University’s Health Workforce Institute (GWHWI) has issued a report that profiles.

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