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State lawmakers in the House seated at their desks during a voting session on a series of bills, including bills affecting transgender youth and budget items

State Health Policy

Here are the health provisions in the NC Senate and House budgets – compared

by Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

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

Dentists press lawmakers on private equity rules, Medicaid reimbursement rates, self-governance

by Anne Blythe June 20, 2025June 27, 2025

Shows a collection pool at a water treatment plant

Fluoride fears spread across the country, North Carolina isn’t exempt

by Correspondent May 17, 2025May 16, 2025

Woman in black dress and jacket leans toward a microphone at a NC Senate health committee meeting on proposed NC dental board changes.

Is NC dental profession oversight/business model about to change?

by Anne Blythe April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

Woman wearing a blue T-shirt with the words My Immune System Has Chose The Dark Side is hooked up to intravenous tubes in a health care clinic receiving treatment for pemphigus, an autoimmune condition that first presented with painful blisters and open sores in her mouth. Her medical odyssey illustrates the connection between oral and systemic health and dermatology.

Unraveling an oral health mystery leads to rare autoimmune diagnosis

by Anne Blythe March 12, 2025March 14, 2025

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

Lawmakers propose higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for NC dentists

by Anne Blythe February 28, 2025February 27, 2025