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2010-03-10 Save a Smile program receives usd. 400,000 Fond du Lac Reporter

It brought together financial support of key local community stakeholders, private, non-profit and public, to provide dental health care for children in Fond du Lac County. The objective of the Save a Smile Program is to provide preventive and restorative dental care to Fond du Lac County residents 18 years of age and younger covered by Medicaid.

The program coordinator, a registered dental hygienist, enrolls the child, assesses the childs overall oral health, provides patient education on good home oral health care and reinforces the importance of keeping scheduled appointments.

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In December, President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus spending bill, which included a usd. 400,000 earmark for the Childrens Save a Smile Dental Program managed by Fond du Lac County. - FON-Local News Fond Du Lac WI News local news headlines stories world news

2010-03-09 2nd Annual Sedation Dentistry Week Hosted By DOCS Education To Coincide With Switch To Daylight Savings Time

Sedation dentistry, an increasingly popular method of receiving dental care, provides adult dental patients an anxiety-free, pain-free alternative to standard dental treatments. While ensuring that patients are the most comfortable theyve ever been before, during and after each visit, the first and foremost priority of sedation dentists is always patient safety.

For five days in , sedation dentists throughout the country joined with their team members during the inaugural Sedation Dentistry Safety Week to review key safety procedures that apply to each and every patient. These dedicated health care professionals also checked core safety equipment and supplies and spent time reminding patients of ways in which they can assist their dentists in making all dental visits both safe and enjoyable.

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PR: The second annual Sedation Dentistry Safety Week , coincides with the switch to daylight savings time when tens of millions of Americans reset their clocks and make the extra effort to check their smoke alarms. Once again this year, more than 10,000 dental professionals will participate - PRESS RELEASE

2010-03-08 Veterinary technologists assist licensed veterinarians with clinical work - NWjobs

Workers typically conduct clinical work under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian in a private practice, animal hospital or research facility. They may perform laboratory tests such as urinalysis and blood counts, assist with dental care, prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, administer medication and more. Lifting, holding and restraining animals increase the risk of injury on the job.

Two-year and four-year veterinary technology programs in schools with American Veterinary Medical Association accreditation prepare students for a state exam for licensing.

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2010-03-06 Reform blueprint ignores dental care funding The Australian

The Enhanced Primary Care program -- also known as the Medicare chronic disease dental scheme -- is available to people with the chronic health conditions heart disease and diabetes, which are likely to be worsened by poor oral health.

The Medicare Teen Dental Program provides for a dental examination, cleaning and limited diagnostic and preventive treatments. If a family is unable to afford further treatment, teens must go on to public sector waiting lists.

Not all specialists back the DAP. Hans Zoellner, who chairs the Association for the Promotion of Oral Care and is an associate professor at the University of Sydney, argues that the commonwealth should bring dental care into Medicare.

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AS politicians, economists and health policy experts pick over the Rudd governments reform blueprint announced on Wednesday, a key group of healthcare professionals has little to consider. - Dental care funding care funding Reform blueprint fundamental role dentist

2010-03-05 Mobile dental clinic to start service in Kalamazoo County next week

For the first time, children will be able to get cavities filled instead of just their teeth cleaned at school, said Bonnie Dykehouse, the county dental clinics program manager.

The mobile clinic will target undeserved children whose families cannot afford dental care.

In future years, the clinic could expand to visit other school districts besides Kalamazoo, Dykehouse said. It is starting with KPS because the health department already has a dental program set up to serve the districts children.

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2010-03-02 Childrens dental care gets B Coshocton Tribune

These benchmarks included share of high-risk schools with sealant programs, hygienists can place sealants without dentists prior exam, share of residents on fluoridates community water supplies, share of Medicaid-enrolled children getting dental care, share of dentists median retail fees reimbursed by Medicaid, pays medical providers for early preventative dental health care, authorizes new primary care dental providers, and tracks data on childrens dental health.

Conducted by the Pew Center on the States shows that at least one in five U. S. children dont receive annual dental care, and most states dont have policies to ensure access to cost-saving preventative treatments. Results of the nonprofit policy analysis groups study were released Tuesday, which graded states on an A-to-F scale on whether and how well they are employing various policy solutions to ensure dental health and access to care for children.

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There is room for improvement for access to childhood dental care in Coshocton and the rest of Ohio, according to a new study. - Local News Coshocton Ohio News local news headlines stories world news

2010-02-26 Report: Access to dental care lags in N. D. , Minnesota Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, North Dakota

N Medicaid programs could motivate more dentists to treat low-income children. Only 38 percent of Medicaid-eligible children received dental care in 2007, largely because too few dentists are willing to treat them, according to the Pew study.

In the midst of the array of complex health care issues confounding the nation, ensuring that children have access to dental care should be non-controversial, the reports authors state. Proven solutions exist and are relatively inexpensive.

North Dakota and Minnesota are among the two-thirds of the states failing to ensure that disadvantaged children get the dental health care they need, according to a new report from the Pew Center on the States.

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Dr. Steve Erlandson, a Grand Forks dentist and president-elect of the North Dakota Dental Association, agreed that an access problem exists for disadvantaged children in the state, primarily because of low reimbursement rates.

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Its important to note, he said, that while a doctor can go to a site to practice basic medicine, dental care has to be done in an equipped dental office. And the dentist must have an assistant on site.

Fleischauer is on the board of Morgantowns Milan Puskar Health Right clinic for low-income residents, where McCutcheon does a form of volunteer triage work for clients on the clinics waiting list for dental care referrals.

Dentists already provide more than usd. 30 million a year in uncompensated dental care in West Virginia at free clinics or in their offices, Stevens said. This bill could help expand that.

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2010-02-03 Inadequate Dental Care Could Create Problems for Kids, Experts Say - California Healthline

Dentists and health care advocates are expressing concern that insufficient pediatric dental care could contribute to health problems for low-income California children,

Last year, California eliminated its Childrens Dental Disease Prevention Program, which provided school-based preventive services such as dental education, fluoride rinses and sealants. The program targeted schools where the majority of students came from low-income families.

California has the largest number of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. This overview of Medicare in California examines the population covered by the program, as well as quality of care, utilization, and spending.

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With the elimination of a school-based dental health program last year, advocates are raising concerns that low-income children will lose access to preventive oral health care. Experts say tooth decay can lead to school absences and other health problems. New America Media. - Pediatric dental care Denti-Cal childrens dental care childrens oral health tooth decay dental health Dental Disease Prevention Program