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- Children's Dental Campaign
Working With Midlevel Providers: Dentists' Perspectives
Midlevel dental providers perform preventive care and routine restorative duties, such as filling cavities. Although they work in more than 50 countries, including Canada and Britain, Minnesota and Alaska are the two states in which midlevel dental providers are licensed to work as part of the dental team. In Minnesota, dental therapists work in a variety of settings. Two dentists who supervise these practitioners in Minnesota share their perspectives. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
The News Tribune: Fluoridation: Where the Real Tax Savings Are
Our editorial today argues for restoring Medicaid dental coverage for poor adults. That would cost the state something on the order of $30 million and the federal government more, since it would be paying for a further expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Prior Exam Rule Hinders Prevention of Child Tooth Decay
We can improve oral health for Hawaii's children. And we should — because the numbers tell a disturbing story.
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Many States are Missing an Opportunity to Prevent Tooth Decay and Reduce Medicaid and Other Health-related Costs
Most states are not doing enough to use a proven strategy for preventing tooth decay, unnecessarily driving up health care costs for families and taxpayers.
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Dr. Bicuspid: A Response to ADA's 'Scientific Study' of Dental Therapists
Opinion: The results of the ADA study published in the January 2013 Journal of the American Dental Association do nothing to discredit the utilization of dental therapists in the workforce in their traditional role of providing care for children in school-based programs. more
Media Coverage
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- Media Coverage
- Children's Dental Campaign
Honolulu Civil Beat: Bill to Prevent Dental Decay at Hawaii Schools
And a recent Pew Center report gave the state an F for its efforts to prevent decay by improving access for low-income children to dental sealants — clear plastic coatings applied to the chewing surfaces of molars. Hawaii was one of five states to receive a failing grade. more
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- Media Coverage
- Children's Dental Campaign
California Healthline: More Calif. Adults Seek Dental Care at Hospital Emergency Departments
More Californians in recent years have sought dental care at emergency departments because of cuts to Medi-Cal dental benefits or the loss of private dental insurance, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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KING - NBC: Dental Problems a Leading Factor in School Absences
Dental problems are impacting attendance and grades in Pierce County schools (California), prompting county health officials to target the root of the problem.
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KBIA Public Radio: Why Missouri Is Falling Short on Children's Dental Health
The Pew Charitable Trust recently released a report or oral health that didn’t speak too highly of Missouri. On an A through F scale, it gave the state a D for its efforts to provide access to dental sealants for high-need kids. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
The Patriot-News: Pennsylvania Gets a D for Programs to Prevent Tooth Decay in Children
Pennsylvania has received a D for its efforts to protect low-income children from tooth decay. The grade comes from the Pew Charitable Trusts, a non-profit that identifies problems within the states and promotes solutions. more
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- Media Coverage
- Children's Dental Campaign
The Gazette: Iowa Receives 'C' Grade in Dental Health Report
Iowa scores right in the middle in a new report that grades states on preventing tooth decay, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
The Denver Post: More Colorado Kids Need Preventive Dental Care
Colorado, like most states, isn’t doing enough to prevent tooth decay in children, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts more
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- Media Coverage
- Children's Dental Campaign
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: State Among 5 With High Grade on Child Dental Sealants
Wisconsin is among the five states in the country with the most extensive programs to place dental sealants - plastic coatings applied to the chewing surface of molars to prevent tooth decay - in children, according to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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- Media Coverage
- Children's Dental Campaign
The Times-Picayune: Report Gives Louisiana a 'D' for Quality of Dental Care for Poor Kids
Louisiana got poor marks for the availability of programs to provide crucial dental care to low-income children, according to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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- Children's Dental Campaign
WLRN Public Radio: Amazing Sealants Defeat Childhood Tooth Decay But Does Florida Care? Study Says 'No'
Florida is missing a cheap and easy bet for improving the dental health of its children, according to a new survey from the Pew Charitable Trusts more
