Oral Health Archives - Page 4 of 11 - 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, 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

Photo shows hands of a person in a medical smock showing the array of dental tools used by dentists: picks, mirrors, scrapers, etc. to preserve oral health.

Dental care changes proposed nationally could reshape NC health insurance benefits

by Anne Blythe January 22, 2024

Three men and a woman hold silver shovels for indoor groundbreaking on the High Point University School of Dental Medicine.

High Point University changes deans before welcoming first students to NC’s first private dental school

by Anne Blythe December 19, 2023

photo shows a dental chair with decorated wall in the background. It's the office of a dentist, where oral health care is performed.

Medicaid expansion means new oral health benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. Will NC dentists step up?

by Anne Blythe December 14, 2023

Four men and a woman hold silver shovels for indoor groundbreaking on the High Point University School of Dental Medicine.

High Point University closer to welcoming students to the only private dental school in North Carolina

by Anne Blythe September 28, 2023