Medicaid enrollees who are pregnant or up to 60-days post-partum will receive dental benefits beginning October 1. The new benefit applies to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

Ultradent (800-552-5512; ultradent.com), a leading manufacturer of high-tech dental materials and equipment, has launched the newest edition of its award-winning VALO curing light series — the completely redesigned VALO X broadband LED. As…

In 2018, the family of a 4-year-old girl sought treatment for her in a Texas dental clinic. The child needed a root canal and a crown placed. The patient was restrained using a papoose board and the dentist began removing the caries lesion.…

In a survey of more than 1,000 Americans aged 50 and older, most expressed regret that they had not taken better care of their oral health. Commissioned by Delta Dental, the survey found that 72% wished they had taken better care of their…

The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has cited three dental practices—located in Illinois, Georgia, and Nevada—for failing to comply with the patient right of access rule under the Health…

A recently published article in Forbes Magazine asserts that dentistry has been slow to adopt new technology, hurting its bottom line in the process. The article names computer-assisted surgery tools and cloud-based data strategies as…

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Massachusetts voters will consider an initiative on their November ballot that would require dental insurance companies to spend 83% or more of premiums on actual patient care, not administrative costs or taxes. Those companies that spend…

A review conducted at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine has found that the overall health of vulnerable patients improved when they received care in a medical-dental integration model. Funded by Delta Dental, the review…

SurgiTel is proud to release the next generation ErgoDeflection loupes in October 2022. The issue with currently available deflection loupes is they are too steep and will cause clinicians to work too closely to the patient or have them…