public health

OHCA Names DentaQuest a Medicaid Benefits Administrator

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has awarded a one-year dental benefit management contract...

UMKC Dental Students Trained to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry has added 119 third-year and...

Committee Meets to Develop Medical-Dental Integration Framework

Recognizing the significant role that oral health plays in overall health, the National Association...

Pandemic Disrupts Oral Healthcare Among Older Adults

The disruptions in long-term care facilities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created opportunities...

Align Technology Named Title Sponsor of America’s ToothFairy Program

Align Technology will be a Title Sponsor of the America’s ToothFairy Health Education Resources...

Oral Health Inequalities Persist in England

Poor oral health is almost entirely preventable, according to Public Health England (PHE), which...

Value-Based Dentistry Comes With Inherent Problems

Value in healthcare is the measured improvement in patients’ health outcomes compared to the...

Tablet Delivery System Improves Water Fluoridation Efforts

A new tablet delivery system could fluoridate nearly 32,000 small systems in the United...

Coalition Asks Biden to Allow Dentists to Administer the COVID-19 Vaccine

A coalition of 17 health and oral health organizations has sent a letter to...

ADA Asks the FDA to Ban Menthol and Other Flavored Tobacco Products

The ADA has joined a coalition of 79 organizations asking the US Food and...