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CDC: Dental Care Often Overlooked for Older Americans
A NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS there's a major gap in health care for older Americans: dental care. Overall in the U.S., about 29% of adults 65 and older had dental insurance in 2017, and about 66% had seen a dentist in [...]
For adults on Medicaid, getting dental care is an uphill battle
Last fall, Summer Mills awoke in the middle of the night in excruciating pain. Her upper canine tooth was throbbing, and eventually, she couldn’t take the pain anymore. “Four o’clock in the morning, I had to wake the entire house [...]
At-home invisible teeth aligners could come back to bite you
You’ve seen the trendy ads for mail-order dental aligners that took over bus stops and subway cars a few years ago: “Don’t watch the gap; close the gap.” “Straighten your smile in an average of six months.” The promise? To [...]
Tooth Decay Can Be Detrimental to Your Health
If somebody tells you that decaying teeth can be fatal to your very life, you'd think it ridiculous. However, a recent study reveals that the condition can have sweeping implications for a person's entire physical health. It has been widely [...]
VDA “Silent PPO” Legislation Signed and Approved by the Governor
We are happy to report that our primary legislative task during the 2019 General Assembly Session to pass HB1682 was successful! It was quite an undertaking but the hard work of our membership on the legislation (patroned by Delegate Lee Ware [...]
Cutbacks by some doctors halved new opioid prescriptions over 5 years
The rate of first-time opioid prescriptions declined 54 percent between 2012 and 2017 in the U.S., largely because many doctors stopped prescribing the painkillers, according to a study of more than 86 million people covered by private insurance. The number [...]
