American Dental Association Archives - Page 2 of 3 - North Carolina Health News

Girl in black T-shirt uses a large tooth brush on a blue shark picture at Give Kids A Smile Day.

The bad news and good news about NC children’s oral health

by Anne Blythe February 9, 2024February 8, 2024

A person gets their teeth cleaned at a dentist's office. In NC,lawmakers are considering changes to how the NC Board of Dental Examiners is selected, Medicaid reimbursement rates and whether to open the door to private equity dentistry

Take heed, oral health providers say: No weed or gummies before your trip to the dentist.

by Anne Blythe February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

Person in a medical smock holds an array of dental tools used by dentists: picks, mirrors, scrapers, etc. to preserve oral health. Oral health advocates have been trying to unravel mystery about language in the NC budget about Medicaid billing for oral health care in ambulatory surgery centers.

Dental care changes proposed nationally could reshape NC health insurance benefits

by Anne Blythe January 22, 2024January 21, 2024

Several orange pill bottles lie on a black background. One of them is open and long, white pills spill out.

Dentists develop opioid use plan

by Anne Blythe January 18, 2023July 26, 2023

A woman on a screen is masked and holding a tooth.

Your dentist can see you remotely

by Anne Blythe July 27, 2021August 31, 2022

Two students work with a patient in a dental clinic

Even before coronavirus, almost half of adults in rural areas went without dental care

by Liora Engel-Smith July 20, 2021December 8, 2021