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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

shows a man in a suit and tie sitting gesturing as he sits behind a microphone. The man is RFK Jr. who is an opponent of community water fluoridation.

Another NC county says no to fluoride in its water system

by Anne Blythe February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

In NC, the debate over fluoride in drinking water has put a focus on oral health. Photo shows hands of a person in a medical smock with an array of dental tools used by dentists: picks, mirrors, scrapers, etc.

The love/hate debate over fluoride in water is bubbling in NC

by Anne Blythe November 14, 2024December 2, 2024

Ashton Johanson, a white man with long tied-back hair and a beard, stands in front of a van where he has been doing dental work in Avery County. His main office was flooded by Hurricane Helene.

In rural Avery County, Helene washed away one of the only dental clinics

by Jaymie Baxley November 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Damage from Helene floodwaters and rubble prompt emergency orders for NC dentists.

Helping dentists get back to work in the wake of Helene

by Anne Blythe October 31, 2024October 30, 2024