• Knox County Free Dental Day Helps 160 Adults

    A free dental day organised by Knox County Health Department helped 160 adults. The second Adult Dental Day event took place at the Carl Sandburg School of Dental Hygiene on Friday May 4th. Patients travelled from as far as Illinois and Iowa in search of free dental care and the age range of patients was [...]

  • 1 in 5 Americans Dodging Doctors and Dentists Due to Costs

    A survey has revealed that one in five Americans avoid going to the doctor or dentist as a result of cost. A report, which has been compiled by Urban Institute researchers, suggests that millions of Americans are missing out on the care they need because they cannot afford the cost of treatment or excess payments [...]

  • Utah Health Center to use Funding to Build Dental Clinic

    Utah’s largest health centre has received a funding boost, which will enable the development of a brand new dental lab. The Fourth Street Clinic, which provides much-needed care for low income Utahns and homeless people, has secured funding worth $2.9 million, which will be used to create a dental clinic on site. The funding will [...]

  • New Dental Clinic Set for Lebanon

    A new dental clinic aimed at low income families, Medicaid patients and those without dental insurance is set to open in Lebanon, it has been confirmed. The US Department of Health and Human Services has given the green light for funding for a new dental clinic. The three-year grant, worth $1.6 million dollars, will enable [...]

  • Kansas Lawmakers Approve New Roles for Dental Hygienists

    Lawmakers in Kansas have voted in favour of allowing dental hygienists to take on new roles to ease pressure on dentists in the state and reduce waiting times. The Kansas House voted unanimously in favour of a new bill, which will enable dental hygienists to carry out basic dental procedures, including extracting milk teeth and [...]

  • Dental Programme for Low Income Children to End in June

    A dental programme, which has helped more than 7,000 children from low income families, will end in June due to a lack of funding, it has been confirmed. The Center for Oral Health’s WIC Dental Collaborative Project, based in Los Angeles, has been running for two years, however, funding will come to an end in [...]

  • Kansas Lawmakers to Debate whether to Allow Practitioners to Extract Milk Teeth

    Lawmakers in Kansas are set to debate who will be allowed to extract milk teeth. There is a shortage of dentists in many rural parts of the state and one of the solutions put forward is to allow dental practitioners to extract baby teeth. Allowing practitioners to extract teeth would shorten waiting lists and allow [...]

  • Delta Dental of Illinois Launches New Campaign for Kids

    Delta Dental of Illinois has launched a new campaign to encourage parents to take their children for regular dental visits from a very early age. Research suggests that most children do not see their dentist for the first time until they are over the age of 3, despite dentists recommending regular check-ups from the age [...]

  • Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic to be Held in Fayetteville in June

    The North Carolina Mission of Mercy has confirmed plans to host a free dental clinic in Fayetteville in June. The two-day clinic will take place on the 29th and 30th June and organisers are hoping to treat around 1,000 adults. The event will be held at the Crown Expo Center. The Fayetteville event is being [...]

  • New Research Suggests Oral Cancer the Most Expensive to Treat

    Research carried out at Delta Dental of Michigan’s Research and Data Institute has suggested that oral cancer may be the most expensive form of cancer to treat. According to new research, cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx and salivary glands may be the most costly forms of cancer to treat in the USA. The initial [...]

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