Posts Tagged ‘low-income families’
Charitable Oklahoma agency battles through budget cuts
D-Dent, an agency in Oklahoma which connects uninsured, disabled, elderly and low-income families with dentists donating free oral healthcare across the state is having to turn people away, despite losing their entire state funding. The agency, which picks up the cost of laboratory work for it’s clients, recently lost their $130,00+ funding due to government […]
Sacramento charity set to expand services to include dental care
A Sacramento non-profit organisation is set to expand its services to include paediatric dentistry. The Effort currently provides addiction services, mental health care and general health care for young people and children and four clinics will soon offer paediatric dental services. The new services will be funded by a grant from the First 5 Sacramento […]
Australian parties urged to focus on oral health
A number of dentists, health experts and community groups have urged the major political parties to focus their attention on oral health. The Oral Health Alliance will embark upon a campaign to encourage politicians to take oral health seriously and improve the current standard of services across the country. Currently, 1 in 3 Australians are […]
Governor signs bill to increase access to free dental care
The Governor of Illinois has signed a bill, which will help to increase access to free and reduced rate dental services in the state. Pat Quinn signed the bill to allow low income families greater access to dental care. Currently, hundreds of people are struggling to afford even basic dental care and many families are […]
Poor dental care leads to increase in ER cases
A hospital in Springfield has revealed that dental pain is one of the most common reasons for admission to the emergency room. Staff at St John’s hospital say that several cases of severe tooth pain are reported each day and the problem is becoming increasingly common. Many patients end up in hospital because they can’t […]
Delta Dental helps to fund new dental college
Delta Dental has pledged money to help fund a new dental college in New England. Northeast Delta Dental has pledged 2.3 million dollars to help the University of New England to build a new dental college. The university announced that it has received the money to put plans for a new College of Dental Medicine […]
Canadian city set to benefit from low-cost dental programme
The Canadian city of Surrey is set to benefit from a new low-cost dental programme. At the moment, residents from the Surrey area are forced to go to Vancouver to get reduced rate care; however, plans have been revealed to introduce a new low-cost programme in South Surrey to help people with low incomes and […]
New programme set to boost children’s oral health
A new programme will tackle poor oral health and promote good dental health amongst children in Oregon. The South Coast Children’s Dental Health Initiative will be launched as part of a collaborative effort by Coos County Public Health and Oregon Community Foundation. The South Coast Leadership Council has been awarded a grant of $500,000 in […]
US health reforms on insurance neglect dental care for children from low-income families
Unlike Britons reliance on NHS dental provision in Britain, many Americans predominantly rely on dental insurance to cover the cost of dental treatments. New US health reforms compel adults to buy health insurance by 2014 but not dental coverage. Yet research shows that 45 million Americans do not have dental insurance, and poor dental health […]
No money for dental care for Ontario’s poor
Health ministers in Ontario have revealed that there is money available to help poorer people pay for dental treatment. Deb Matthews, Ontario’s health minister, says there are no resources available to help people struggling to afford dental treatment, despite making a promise three years ago to increase funding and introduce a plan to help those […]
