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Delta Dental gives Texas dental school $350K
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental has given a $350,000 grant to the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston (UTSD) to fund the school's Delta Dental Assessment and Clinical Research Clinic.
November 30, 2011
Healthcare experts support healthcare reform act
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing November 14 to hear challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a survey of healthcare experts found they overwhelmingly support continued implementation of the PPACA.
November 13, 2011
FQHCs offer second home for retired dentists
By Donna Domino
Healthcare reform funding will double the number of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the U.S., according to a presentation last week at the ADA annual session. In addition to providing care for the underserved, FQHCs also supply valuable training for dental students and a "second home" for many retired dentists.
October 18, 2011
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$3M U.S. ad campaign will target oral health awareness
By Mary Otto
While strides have been made in preventing oral disease and improving access to care, the work ahead -- particularly in the current economic climate -- looks "formidable," according to speakers at an Oral Health America and Dental Trade Alliance event in Washington, DC. Supporters are banking on a $3 million ad campaign to raise awareness about the critical link between oral and systemic health.
September 21, 2011
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New Ill. law promotes dental homes for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a new law designed to improve access to dental care for low-income children.
August 8, 2011
AAPD responds to IOM report on access to care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) agrees with many of the recommendations cited in the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on access to oral healthcare in the U.S., according to an AAPD statement.
July 13, 2011
Higher Medicaid rates mean more dental care for U.S. kids
By Donna Domino
Children in states with higher Medicaid reimbursement rates received more dental care than those in states with lower payment rates between 2000 and 2008, according to a new study comparing 42 states and the District of Columbia in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 11, 2011
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Medicaid faces an uncertain future
By Mary Otto
Medicaid enrollment is on the rise at a time when states across the U.S. are working to contain Medicaid costs by reducing reimbursement rates, limiting prescriptions, and cutting services. Oral health policymakers gathered in Washington, DC, this week to address the program's shaky future.
June 27, 2011
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Dentists hesitate to treat kids on Medicaid: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dentists were less willing to see kids who needed an emergency appointment if they were covered by Medicaid than if they had private insurance in a new study based in Cook County, IL.
May 22, 2011
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Nev. latest state to introduce fee-capping bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation recently introduced in Nevada could prevent insurance companies from capping fees for dental procedures not expressly covered by their policies.
March 29, 2011
Millions of Medicaid kids still not getting dental care
By Mary Otto
Despite ongoing efforts over the past decade to increase access to dental care for children on Medicaid, a new U.S. government report finds that dental services for low-income children still fall far short and suggests that midlevel providers may be a viable solution.
November 30, 2010
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Texas mulls CHIP cutbacks; CBCT poses orthodontic dose risks
By Kathy Kincade
September 19, 2010
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