Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Making Coverage Matter: Pew’s 50 State Report on Children’s Oral Health

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On May 24th, The Pew Center on the States , with support from the DentaQuest Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation , issued its second ann...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Maryland Dental Action Coalition Launches 5-Year Oral Health Plan

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On May 17, the Maryland Dental Acton Coalition proudly presented a 5-year (2011-2015) state plan to promote the oral health of all Marylande...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Eliminating Disparities; Promoting Health Equity

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Pictured: Dr. Chester W. Douglass, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health and Dr. Philip Woods, Pe...
Friday, May 6, 2011

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish?

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This week, two news stories caught my eye. One, in the Washington Post , was about a vote taken in the U.S. House of Representatives to repe...
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...