MeSH tree: E06.170
Older Americans with oropharyngeal and oral cancers face high medical costs but are missing out on needed dental care, according to a new study by Associate Professor Onur Baser and colleagues. The study, published in Cancer ...
Mar 1, 2026
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Teeth are one of the most visible markers of poverty: structural circumstances that are individually borne.
Feb 6, 2026
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Imagine you're awaiting important feedback. For professionals, this could be a performance appraisal from your boss. For students, it could be written comments and a grade on an important paper.
Nov 5, 2025
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Dental fear is an intense emotional reaction that can be characterized by anxiety, palpitations, sweating, dizziness, a feeling of unreality or nausea. It may cause some people to avoid going to the dentist, while others ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Regular dental checkups are vital for overall health, yet dental care in the United States is still excluded from medical health insurance coverage, and usually not integrated with public health initiatives that promote preventative ...
Sep 18, 2025
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Only forty-two percent of youths with sickle cell disease (SCD) received dental services in 2022, according to a research letter published online Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 5, 2025
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Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are a crucial component of the dental safety net and provide oral health services to those who might not otherwise have access to needed care, including low-income individuals, the ...
Jul 8, 2025
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The federal government estimates there are 2.6 million immigrants living in California without legal status. The state had gradually sought to bring these immigrants into its Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal.
Jul 3, 2025
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Public health care emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can drastically disrupt health care systems with long-term repercussions. The effects of such health care crises are more pronounced in the aging population, ...
May 27, 2025
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Higher firearm violence in neighborhoods is linked to lower rates of people going to the dentist and higher rates of total tooth loss, known as edentulism, according to Rutgers researchers.
Apr 9, 2025
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