Older Americans with oropharyngeal and oral cancers face high medical costs but are missing out on needed dental care, according to a new study by Associate Professor Onur Baser and colleagues. The ...

Article was co-written by Danielle Brown and Sandy Buechler. Living with Lupus brings unique challenges, particularly regarding dental health, which often requires special attention. Dental treatments ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dental students, working as volunteers, attend to patients at a Remote Area Medical mobile dental and medical clinic on October 7, ...

Oral disease is common among US adults older than age 65, with 20 percent having untreated cavities and nearly 70 percent experiencing gum disease. Poor oral health is linked to conditions such as ...

High blood pressure, diabetes, dementia, and adverse birth outcomes are all medical conditions that have a direct correlation to oral health. Optimal oral health is about so much more than white teeth ...

Roughly half of adults 65 and older have no dental insurance, and they may soon have more company.

Under certain circumstances, Medicaid may cover wisdom teeth removal for adults who live in specific states. Each state can determine which dental benefits to provide to adults enrolled in Medicaid. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Brian Jeffrey Swann, who is on the board of directors for Remote Area Medical and practices dentistry in Tennessee, told a U.S ...