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CareQuest urges states to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage

By Kate Madden Yee

The CareQuest Institute of Oral Health has released a report urging U.S. states to extend Medicaid postpartum oral health coverage from 60 days to 12 months.

May 9, 2023

1st digitized cleft treatment protocol developed

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentsply Sirona, Smile Train, and the FDI World Dental Federation have developed the first global standard protocols for digitized cleft treatment.

April 27, 2023

DentaQuest urges oral healthcare visits before PHE expires

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentaQuest is urging Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees to seek oral healthcare services before the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) designation expires on May 11, 2023.

April 25, 2023

WHO European region launches status report on oral health

By Amerigo Allegretto

The World Health Organization (WHO) European region recently released a status report on oral health, emphasizing that national health coverage packages must expand access to oral healthcare services.

April 21, 2023

14M could lose dental coverage when COVID PHE expires

By Kate Madden Yee

Nearly 14 million individuals could lose Medicaid dental health coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expires on May 11.

April 19, 2023

Students develop remote robotic dentistry system

By Amerigo Allegretto

Students at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology developed a prototype that may one day lead to remote robotic dentistry.

April 14, 2023

NCD calls for federal oral healthcare coverage

By Theresa Pablos

The U.S. National Council on Disability (NCD) released a report on the unmet oral healthcare needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

April 7, 2023

NYU team lands NIDCR grant to study mitochondria role in tooth enamel formation

By Erik L. Ridley

Researchers from the NYU College of Dentistry will study the role of mitochondria in the formation of tooth enamel.

April 12, 2023

Task force touts teledentistry as a solution to improving global oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A task force of academic experts has concluded that teledentistry has the potential to give millions of people worldwide regular access to dental services.

April 7, 2023

Expanded dental workforce could improve pediatric oral health

By Kate Madden Yee

An expanded dental workforce could improve the oral health of U.S. children, according to a study published on March 20 in JAMA Health Forum.

April 3, 2023

Liberty Dental Plan names new CEO, president

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental benefits administrator Liberty Dental Plan has named Marti Lolli as president and CEO, replacing the company's founder Dr. Amir Neshat.

March 6, 2023

Do DSOs improve access to care?

By Melissa Busch

The growth of dental service organizations (DSOs) in the U.S. does not appear to correlate to improved access to care, according to a commentary published on February 8 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

February 8, 2023

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