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Study supports blood glucose testing in dental offices
Blood glucose testing in dental offices is useful and should be done routinely, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Providers and patients who participated in the study found BGT "beneficial and easy" after becoming familiar with the process.
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HHS issues insurance exchange rules for dental coverage
Standalone dental plans would have the same cost-sharing limits and restrictions on annual and lifetime limits as qualified health plans under the final rule issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Minn. Medicaid under fire for alleged overpayments
The U.S. government is investigating whether Minnesota is overpaying the nonprofit healthcare plans that administer its Medicaid programs. The issue arose after UCare returned $30 million in excess reserves last year when lawmakers were facing huge deficits.
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Iowa town finds creative solution to dentist shortage
Faced with the prospect of losing its only dentist, residents of rural Fayette, IA, decided to offer a unique incentive to attract a new dentist to town. The result was an innovative loan repayment program offering up to $100,000 through a partnership with a local college, the state, and Delta Dental.
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More people going to ERs with preventable dental problems
State budgets are being strained by expensive emergency room (ER) treatment for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments, according to a new report from the Pew Center on the States. Preventable dental conditions were the primary reason for 830,590 ER visits by Americans in 2009, up 16% from 2006.
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Raspberries offer new hope in oral cancer treatment
A mouthwash infused with antioxidants found in black raspberries and an adhesive patch that delivers fenretinide to precancerous oral lesions could deliver a powerful one-two punch to prevent malignant transformation of these lesions, according to researchers from Ohio State University.
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Military dentist brings help and hope to Afghan hospital
Inadequate supplies of anesthesia and other materials to treat patients in war-torn Afghanistan and working as a woman in a strictly male-dominated society are among the many challenges facing Air Force Maj. Courtney Schapira, DDS, who is serving in a military hospital that treats Afghan soldiers.
February 8, 2012
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Edentulous woman robs bank for denture money
An edentulous woman who robbed a Pennsylvania bank told police she needed the money to buy dentures. Her plight reflects the ongoing struggle many Americans are having when it comes to affording medical and dental care in the current economy.
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Couple arrested for unlicensed dentistry in apartment
A couple was arrested after a dental chair, instruments, and drugs were found at an apartment where they were allegedly operating a fraudulent dental practice.
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