Wisdom Teeth Removal Is Contributing To The Opioid Crisis, Experts Warn

Wisdom Teeth Removal Is Contributing To The Opioid Crisis, Experts Warn by CBS News.  August 21, 2019.

Keeping Tooth Alive After Root Canal

Biomaterial Could Keep Tooth Alive After Root Canal.  American Chemical Society/Science.  August 22, 2018. 

Separation Of Dental Care From The Rest Of Healthcare: The Case Of Medicare

Medicare Doesn't Equal Dental Care.  That Can Be A Big Problem by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  March 19, 2018. 

Dental Inequality: Health, Job, Medicaid Impacts

How Dental Inequality Hurts Americans by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  February 19, 2018. 

Benefits Of Flossing Are Questionable

Feeling Guilty About Not Flossing?  Maybe There's Not Need by Catherine Saint Louis.  The New York Times.  August 2, 2016

Scope Of Practice Struggle In Georgia Dental Health

Lawmaker Blasts Dental Group Over Hygienist Bill by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  January 27, 2016

Insured People Skimping On Dental Care Because Of Cost

People With Insurance Often Still Have Unmet Dental Needs, Survey Finds by Michelle Andrews.  October 2, 2015. 

Dental Care In Georgia Ranks Low In Number of Dentists; Barriers To Dental Care Numerous

Report:  Georgia Ranks Low In Availability Of Dentists by Michelle Wirth.  WABE.  May 29, 2015. 

Historical Documents Show How Sugar Industry Shaped Government Prevention Strategies Away From Decreased Consumption

Sugar Industry Influenced Research On Cavity Prevention by Liz Szabo.  USA TODAY.  March 10, 2015. 

Homebound Seniors' Nutrition Often Suffers Because Of Dental Needs, Addressed In Program

Tending To Unmet Dental Needs, A Root Of Elder Hunger by Colleen Wilson.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 1, 2014.

Use Of Dental Services Tends To Foreshadow Economic Trends

The Dental Index suggests Economic Pain Ahead by Eric Chemi.  Bloomberg Businessweek.  October 9, 2014.

A Call For Action On The Most Common Non-Communicable Disease In The World

Dental, Nutrition Experts Call For Radical Rethink On Free Sugar Intake.  Science Daily.  September 15, 2014.

Volunteering For Dental Care

Will Work For Dental:  A New Health Care Model?  by Phil Galewitz.  Delaware Online/Kaiser Health News.  November 16, 2013.

(1)  The use of dental services has __________ significantly since 2007.

(2)  ______ % of U.S. residents saw a dentist in 2011.  _______ of low income adults younger than 65 lack dental coverage.

(3)  The number of dental visits to hospital ERs __________ from _________ in 2000 to ________ in 2010.

(4)  How is the Michigan program financed?

Lack Of Oral Care In Nursing Facilities: "An Epidemic That's Almost Universally Overlooked"

In Nursing Homes, An Epidemic Of Poor Dental Hygiene by Catherine Saint Louis.  The New York times.  August 4, 2013.

(1)  Nursing aides in nursing facilities are swamped with other tasks and brushing of teeth often ___________________________.

(2)  Residents with dementia often _________ routine dental hygiene.

(3)  A quote from an academic dentist:  "........... you can measure the quality of a nursing home by ______________________.

(4)  Lack of daily oral care in nursing facilities may be contributing to ____________, the leading killer of institutionalized older people.

(5)  True or False:  There is no national assessment of oral health in nursing homes.

(6)  True or False:  It is a federally mandated requirement that nursing home residents who cannot brush their teeth for themselves should have their teeth brushed for them.

(7)  Older Americans are more likely than ever to retain ______________.

(8)  Nearly two-thirds of long-term residents in nursing homes have _________ and resist oral care.

(9)  Natural teeth are ______________ for nursing home staff to take care than dentures.

(10)  Approximately ____________ deaths by pneumonia in a nursing home could be prevented by improving oral hygiene according to one study.

(11)  True or False:  Medicare covers routine dental care like cleanings and fillings.

(12)