Vulnerable Populations: Page 3

12M lost Medicaid after the COVID-19 emergency expired
By Ava Barros
In 2023, approximately 12 million adults and children lost dental coverage under Medicaid due to reevaluations following the end of the public health emergency declared during COVID-19, according to a report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
April 11, 2024
Boy Dentist
Dental disparities affect veterans' well-being
By Ava Barros
Veterans often face challenges in accessing necessary dental care, which negatively affects their well-being and work productivity, according to a report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and the American Institute of Dental Public Health.
March 28, 2024
Veteran
Doctors in Ariz. to get more dental education
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Delta Dental of Arizona have collaborated to enhance oral health education for medical students.
March 6, 2024
Lecture Hall University
Univ. of Minn. gets $100K to better care for special needs patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Minnesota (Univ. of Minn.) School of Dentistry’s Special Healthcare Needs Clinic has received a $100,000 grant to cover updates at the facility.
February 28, 2024
Dental Hygienist Woman
Dentsply Sirona continues partnership with TeamSmile
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental products manufacturer Dentsply Sirona is continuing its partnership with nonprofit TeamSmile into 2025.
February 26, 2024
As long-term partners, Dentsply Sirona and TeamSmile hosted several events over the last few years. On Giving Tuesday in 2022, approximately 200 children from schools in Charlotte, NC, received free dental services at the Bank of America Stadium. Image and caption courtesy of Dentsply Sirona.
Tougher, healthier dentures coming in 2024
By Karie Neeley Anderson
Stronger, longer-lasting dentures that are cheaper to produce, antimicrobial, and antifungal are set to launch in 2024, thanks to two new biomaterials being developed by a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Dental Medicine.
February 14, 2024
Denture Upper
Iowa dental school tests oral health app for dementia caregivers
By Ava Barros
A mobile app developed by researchers at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry improved caregivers' attitudes, knowledge, and abilities to provide oral hygiene care to those with dementia.
February 13, 2024
Older Adult Floss Cna
Tenn. dental school begins construction on training clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry has started construction on a new dental training clinic.
February 13, 2024
Dental School Classroom
Dental patients who live here may face worse dental outcomes
By Ava Barros
People living in rural areas experience significant disparities in oral health outcomes versus those residing in urban and suburban areas, according to a new report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
February 12, 2024
Dentist Woman Exam
Study to focus on the effects of Va.’s Medicaid expansion
By Ava Barros
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has received a nearly $1 million grant to study how the state’s expansion of Medicaid, which made all adults eligible for dental coverage, may reduce racial and ethnic discrepancies.
February 5, 2024
Child Restoration
Why menopause plus HIV may up the risk of tooth loss
By Ava Barros
Postmenopausal women with HIV may experience increased tooth loss due to the degradation of alveolar trabecular bone microarchitecture, according to a study recently published in BMC Oral Health.
February 1, 2024
Woman Depression
Ga. floats giving tax credits to rural dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Georgia has proposed a bill that, if signed into law, would give tax breaks of up to $5,000 to dentists and other healthcare professionals who practice in a rural county.
January 30, 2024
Dentist Exam Woman
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