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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
The U.S. state that spends the most on smoking
By Ava Barros
When it comes to smoking, residents in this state are blowing up their financial futures, according to “The Real Cost of Smoking by State (2024)” by personal finance website WalletHub.
January 25, 2024
Cigarette Smoker Closeup
Oral health program for substance-use disorder patients to start
By Ava Barros
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School has received a $93,071 grant from the nonprofit RIZE Massachusetts to launch an oral health intervention program for providers treating people with substance use disorder.
January 17, 2024
Drug Paraphenalia
New research to study long-term health effects of vaping
By Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers from the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport in the U.K. are studying the long-term health effects of smoking e-cigarettes.
October 12, 2023
Vaping E Cigarette Man
Oral health disparities high among Medicare beneficiaries
By Will Morton
New strategies are needed to address oral health disparities in Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes, according to a recent study in JAMA Open Network.
October 11, 2023
Seniordenatalpatient
Oral health disparities persist in the U.S.
By Will Morton
A CareQuest Institute for Oral Health survey shows that income, race, and ethnicity are the leading contributors to persistent oral health disparities in the U.S.
October 4, 2023
Discrimination
Report: Tooth pain leads to shocking amount of work time lost
By Amerigo Allegretto
Nearly 3 in 10 Britons have taken time off from work because of tooth pain, which is equivalent to 11.7 million working-age people.
October 4, 2023
Tooth Pain Woman
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