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Announcing The Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2012
June has proved to be an important month in the legislature of health care, and not only because of the much anticipated ruling from the Supreme Court on Obama’s Affordable Care Act in the coming weeks. Just yesterday, officials from the United States Senate and House of Representatives announced a new legislative effort to combat […]
Sealants: A Simple Way to Prevent Cavities
***UPDATED: July 27, 2016*** The American Dental Association (ADA) has updated their clinical practice guidelines for the use of sealants on children after reviewing evidence of the practice’s effectiveness. Dr. John Timothy Wright, professor and director of strategic initiative in the department of pediatric dentistry at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, said […]
Seniors Share Dental Care Lesson
The British are often stereotyped for having a challenging dental care system and, perhaps as a result, less-than-perfect looking teeth. Actor Mike Myers played the role of Austin Powers in a series of movies that, with huge, blockbuster success, demonstrated this generalization with exaggeration. Sure, people all over the world found his shaggy hair, retro […]
Poor Oral Health Knowledge Leads to New ADA Website
The American Dental Association (ADA) has released a new study which shows just how little Americans know about oral health. The survey was comprised of true or false questions on a variety of topics, from how many times you should brush daily to what causes cavities. The average grade scored was a D, which proved […]
ADA Responds to PBS Program, “Dollars and Dentists”
***UPDATED: April 5, 2013*** Access to dental care still remains a problem across the United States, and it’s contributing to a growing epidemic of oral disease throughout the nation. According to a recent AP report out of Topeka, Kansas, the House and Senate are sitting on bills that could potentially help improve access however. The […]
The ACA Impact on Dental Care
***UPDATED: June 23, 2015*** According to a recent article from the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a repeal of the excise tax on medical devices, which has generated widespread industry opposition since being implemented with the Affordable Care Act in January, 2013. Over 2,700 messages were sent to Congress […]
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