The Biden administration is facing renewed pressure to help young immigrants in precarious legal status gain access to health care. The push coincides with this week’s 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides deportation protection and work authorization for more than 600,000 immigrants who were […]
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Indigenous dental training program aims to improve care access in Saskatchewan – Saskatoon
A new dental therapy program is set to launch in March of 2023. After four to five years of work to get to this point and collaboration between the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), Univerisity of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Dentistry and Northlands College, Saskatchewan Polytechnic will be bringing this […]
Patient information access automated with the Cures Act | Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
Compliance Today (May 2022) United States healthcare professionals and patients stand upon the cusp of unprecedented, burdensome regulatory changes that will affect automation and how we manage access to patient information while maintaining privacy and security. The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) information-blocking and interoperability regulations are complex, unprecedented, […]
The dental care access crisis and racial disparities in CT
There is only one endodontist in the entire state of Connecticut providing care to patients on Medicaid: Dr. Demetress Davis. Dr. Davis has been providing root canal treatment to patients on HUSKY for the past six years, helping many save their teeth. She is known as a kind and skillful […]
Candid and National Dental expand access to affordable clear aligner therapy in NYC
“Our team is excited to offer Candid clear aligners because the treatment process is so convenient” says Dr. Doshi. Tweet this National Dental’s offices are known for providing comprehensive dental care—including the latest in orthodontic treatments—to the patients they serve. Since 2016, National Dental has garnered a reputation for clinical […]
America’s Oral Health Is Improving Thanks to Better Prevention, Expanded Access to Care
On Feb. 28, 2007, The Washington Post reported a tragedy: “Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died of a toothache Sunday. A routine, $80 tooth extraction might have saved him. If his mother had been insured. If his family had not lost its Medicaid. If Medicaid dentists weren’t so hard to find.” Deamonte’s […]