Thursday, August 4, 2016

What AP Didn’t Mention about Flossing

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The recent flurry of news regarding the benefits of dental floss has left out an important point of view: while the evidence of flossing’s...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Advocacy Efforts Encourage U.S. Treasury to Address Pediatric Dental

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Treasury released a proposed rule clarifying that pediatric dental benefits should be part o...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Oral Health Disparities between Men and Women

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Did you know men are more likely to get oral cancer than women? Men are also more likely to skip dentist and doctor visits. For Men’s Hea...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Engaging Grassroots with Grassmiddles to Facilitate Changes in Oral Health Equity

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Why should grassroots and grassmiddles engage for oral health care? “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together....
Monday, May 9, 2016

Oral Health, Meet Eye Health

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During Healthy Vision Month each May, the National Eye Institute encourages Americans to make their eye health a priority and informs the...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Beyond Your Mouth: The Social Determinants of Oral Health

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April is minority health month, and there’s no better time to focus on dental health—which so profoundly affects the overall health of min...
Friday, March 18, 2016

World Oral Health Day: Increasing Access in the United States and Across the Globe

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By Natalia I. Chalmers, DDS, PhD, DentaQuest Institute When I talk about oral health, I refer to everything from cavities to mouth can...