Two-thirds of the 60 million people on Medicare don't have any dental coverage. In a brief published Sept. 18, The Kaiser Family Foundation offers five potential ways to make oral healthcare more accessible and affordable for those on Medicare.
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East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental is expanding access with a new office opening in Cumberland County, N.C., according to a Sept. 18 press release.
The American Dental Association voted to adopt dental anesthesiology as the 10th recognized dental specialty, according to a news post by Los Angeles-based University of Southern California.
Glassdoor released its report on the top paying jobs in the U.S., which includes various healthcare positions.
Coon Rapids, Minn.-based Apple Treat Dental has teamed up with Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont (Minn.) to improve patients' access to dental care, according to local news station KEYC.
The dental branch of Danaher Corp. Envista raised $589 million in its initial public offering, according to Bloomberg.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of HHS, allocated over $85 million to 298 health centers to expand oral healthcare via infrastructure enhancements, according to a Sept. 18 press release.
Antitrust litigation firm Pomerantz announced Sept. 17 that it is investigating SmileDirectClub’s business practices on behalf of the company’s shareholders.
The dental Medicaid program is beyond requiring a tune-up. The dental Medicaid program is wallowing in full-blown failure mode.
The American Dental Association installed Chad P. Gehani, DDS, as its 156th president on Sept. 9.