Friday, April 29, 2011

Keeping America’s Oral Health Safety Net Strong

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Ask any American what they think about healthcare reform and, for better or worse, you’ll probably find very strong opinions about the role ...
Friday, April 22, 2011

What does Good Oral Health Mean to You?

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I spend a lot of time educating people about good oral health. And if you scroll through this blog, you’ll see there is a lot that can be sa...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Rating the Performance of Your State’s Health System

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There’s an interesting new report by the Commonwealth Fund, Securing a Healthy Future : The Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Child Healt...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Report from the Field: National Oral Health Conference, 2011

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If you’re involved in public health dental care, are a health researcher, dental educator, legislator, public health official, Medicaid/CHIP...
Friday, April 8, 2011

Smokeless Tobacco – YOU’RE OUT!

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Images of opening day should be of cheering fans, baseball diamonds, baseball caps and crisp new uniforms, and NOT containers of smokeless t...
Friday, April 1, 2011

Eradicating Early Childhood Caries

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This year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other experts estimate that more than 300,000 children under the age of six,...
Monday, March 7, 2011

Some Good News at Massachusetts’ Medicaid Dental Program

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This February, U.S. District Court Justice Rya W. Zobel ended 5-years of court oversight of the MassHealth (Medicaid) dental care program ...