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Doctors are taking on dental duties in low-income areas

Dental deserts are emerging across the country, especially in low-income and rural areas. Because of this, many people do not have access to necessary oral health care, which can lead to worse health outcomes over time. In order to accommodate the lack of...

Doctors take on dental duties to reach low-income and uninsured patients

DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections. But Braun also did something most primary care doctors don't...

Why Isn’t Dental Health Considered Primary Medical Care?

The patient’s teeth appeared to be well cared for, but dentist James Mancini did not like the look of his gums. By chance, Mancini knew the man’s physician, so he raised an alert about a potential problem—and a diagnosis soon emerged. “Actually, Bob had...

Ready to give up the lead vest?

Why were lead vests used in past years? Lead vests and thyroid collars have been worn by countless Americans during dental x-rays over the years. They've been in use for far longer than my lifetime — about 100 years. The heavy apron-like shields are...

New ASU research shows how poor oral health affects the heart, brain

Healthy teeth, tooth loss, cavities and damaged teeth can give doctors and scientists information about other parts of our body. That's what recent research out of Arizona State University confirmed in a study focusing on the Tsimane people, wherein...

School of Dentistry, Medical College of Wisconsin bridging gap to address jaw disorder

Marquette’s School of Dentistry and the Medical College of Wisconsin are bridging the gap between medicine and dentistry on the issue of temporomandibular disorder (TMD), which causes pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and muscles controlling jaw...

What's the Connection Between Diabetes and Oral Health?

Emerging evidence suggests that oral health, often overlooked by clinicians, is closely connected with overall health — and this connection has important consequences for individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). While most studies are observational and can...

Probiotics: Good for the gut, good for oral health

Scientists worldwide have conducted research to explain the impact of L. reuteri strains on various facets of oral health. Their investigations have studied its efficacy in reducing inflammation, augmenting the production of antimicrobial agents...

One more reason to brush your teeth? Hospital-acquired pneumonia rates lower with twice-daily toothbrushing.

New Harvard-led research published online in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests seriously ill hospitalized patients are far less likely to develop hospital-acquired pneumonia if their teeth are brushed twice daily. They also need ventilators for less time...

Rinse, brush, floss, scrape, and repeat

"Maintaining good dental health not only protects against gum disease but also helps ward off many other age-related diseases," says Dr. Leonard Brennan, co-director of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's Geriatric Fellowship Program. "Good oral...

Mouth-Body Connection

The Mouth-Body Connection Can dental problems affect my heart? My brain? What about maternal health? Any connection to cancer? Yes, yes, yes and yes. Here are just a few examples.

Pacific Dental Services Opens First Dental-Medical Integrated Office with MemorialCare

Pacific Dental Services ® (PDS), one of the leading dental and medical support organizations in the U.S., proudly announces the grand opening of its first co-located dental-medical practice in partnership with MemorialCare, a distinguished Southern...