Donna Domino[email protected]Oral-Systemic LinkStudy: Heavy smokers should be checked for head/neck cancerIn addition to being screened for lung cancer, heavy smokers should also be checked for head and neck cancer to improve early detection and survival, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh researchers in the journal Cancer.January 21, 2015Oral CancerAnalysis: Widespread cancer screening does little to prevent deathsScreening for diseases that can lead to death typically does not prolong life substantially, according to a controversial new meta-analysis in the International Journal of Epidemiology. A few screening tests may avert some deaths, but even then it is difficult to document an improvement in overall survival, the researchers found.January 20, 2015RestorationsMany kids in England need hospital care for early childhood cariesNearly a third of 5-year-old children in England have caries, and it is the main reason why many young children are hospitalized, according to a new report by the Royal College of Surgeons' Faculty of Dental Surgery.January 19, 2015Oral CancerDrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider: Heavy smokers should be checked for HNCJanuary 14, 2015HomeMedicaid reimbursements for pediatric care; ortho treatment planning; Doniger on patients' cellphonesJanuary 13, 2015Imaging SystemsDoctors implant Syrian man with titanium jawA Syrian man received a pioneering jaw implant made from titanium after a bullet wound in his country's civil war destroyed his lower jaw. The operation and implant had the patient eating and speaking again a day after his surgeryJanuary 8, 2015Federally Qualified Health CenterADA: Medicaid market for dental care will grow significantlyThe Medicaid market for dental care will grow significantly nationwide because of the Affordable Care Act, according to new research by the ADA Health Policy Institute. But translating expanded Medicaid dental benefits coverage to expanded access to dental care will require significant reforms to Medicaid programs, the researchers noted.January 5, 2015InsuranceJudge rules Fla. Medicaid program for kids violates several lawsA federal judge has ruled that Florida's Medicaid program for children violates federally guaranteed rights to medical and dental care. Florida's history of low reimbursement has led to a lack of access to care for many children on Medicaid, according to the decision.January 1, 2015FluorideFDA's reclassification of SDF as a fluoride could mean new treatment optionsThe Oregon dental board's resolution allowing dental auxiliaries to apply silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which followed the recent classification of SDF as a fluoride by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, could mean new treatment options, especially for Medicaid beneficiaries.December 25, 2014InsuranceReport: More than half of Calif.'s poor kids not getting dental careA new state audit has found that more than half of the 5.1 million children enrolled in Denti-Cal, California's Medicaid dental program, did not receive dental care last year and that Delta Dental, California's largest dental insurer, will have been paid as much as $8.6 billion since 2004 to administer the program.December 21, 2014Previous PagePage 15 of 64Next PageTop StoriesLegal Issues2-time arrested unlicensed dentist sentencedA woman who was arrested in two states for allegedly providing braces and more to individuals without a dental license was sentenced.Dental PracticeMore than half of women dentists experience violence at workPediatricsBad childhood may equal bad teethTeam ManagementWhen silence speaks loudly: Why dental team members shut downSponsor ContentJoin Us July 24 at 8 p.m. ET
