Posts Tagged ‘Medicaid’
Free dental care event for New Jersey kids
A free dental care day for kids has been scheduled for Monday 15th November. The event will take place between 9 and 12 am and is open to kids aged between 2 and 5 years old from the North Essex area of New Jersey; children from Cedar Grove, Caldwell, Fairfield, Essex Fells, North Caldwell, Roseland, […]
New dental clinic will help thousands
A new dental clinic in Southwest Virginia is expected to help thousands of patients on low and moderate incomes. The clinic is due to open soon and the finishing touches are currently being made to the facility; the new Saltville Dental Clinic will operate on a sliding scale fee system, which means patients will pay […]
Volunteer dentists give patients something to smile about
A group of dentists has teamed up to host a free clinic, which will target patients who cannot afford dental treatment and do not have dental insurance. Dentists from California, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas dentists have joined forced to host the clinic at Expo New Mexico next week. The New Mexico Mission of Mercy […]
Florida dentists trying to raise standards of oral health
In light of worrying statistics relating to oral health amongst children, dentists and politicians in Florida are making efforts to improve children’s dental health. The Pew Center 2010 report revealed that Florida has one of the worst records for looking after children and vulnerable people. Figures from the State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged […]
Charitable group keen to recruit more volunteer dentists
A dentist from Oakland County has joined forces with a human services agency to help provide free dental treatment for Michigan residents who are struggling to afford dental care. Dr Steve Wolf has teamed up with the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center to try and help thousands of people across the state that are on a low […]
Oklahoma families sue Dental clinics
Two dental clinics, in Oklahoma, are being sued by families who claim that dentists performed unnecessary procedures on their children. The Oklahoma Smiles and Small Smiles clinics, in south Oklahoma and Tulsa respectively, have both been hit by class action lawsuits by hundreds of parents in the state. It is claimed that the Oklahoma Smiles […]
Dentist offers patients transport, as well as dental treatment
A dentist from Chenago, Broome County, has bought a minibus so that patients can be transported to and from his dental clinic. Dr Michael Wilson purchased the 15-seater bus to help patients who struggled to afford transport to the dental office, as well as those who did not have access to their own transport. The […]
Building underway at Michigan dental clinic
Construction has started on a new dental clinic in Hillsdale, Michigan. The new dental office, which will open in the St Joseph Community Health Agency offices in Care Drive will serve patients covered by Medicaid, Mi-Child and Delta Health Kids, as well as children from low income families. The clinic will employ nine members of […]
Seattle set for multi-million dollar paediatric dental centre
A brand new, multi-million dollar paediatric dental centre will open in the coming weeks in Magnuson Park, Seattle. The Center for Pediatric Dentistry will open its doors to patients on the 1st September. The new facility, which covers 28,000 square feet and cost around 21 million dollars, will provide care for thousands of children each […]
Unemployment leaves millions without dental insurance
Millions of people have been left without dental insurance after losing their jobs. Since the recession hit, unemployment has risen rapidly and consequently, millions of people have lost employment benefits, including medical and dental insurance. People across the USA have struggled over the course of the last three years, as businesses folded and companies let […]
