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That bites! Dental patients in ERs on the rise
New research confirms what many providers have feared: More Americans are going to the emergency department for routine dental problems , such as toothaches. The Pew Center in its report yesterday
Lack of dental care driving ER visits
A lack of access to appropriate dental care is responsible for hundreds of thousands of patients showing up at emergency rooms seeking treatment. The number of dental problems that led to ER visits
Dental therapists could bridge dental services gap
A new report concludes that dental therapists could help provide care to millions of Americans who don't have adequate access to dental care right now. Dental therapists, who can perform basic dental
SPOTLIGHT: Access to dental care still major issue
Right now, more than 100 million U.S. residents lack dental insurance--more than two and a half times the number of people without medical coverage, according to researchers. Meanwhile, the number of
