State officials say they have funding to serve about 10 times more veterans than have enrolled so far.
Jan 5, 2023
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GLORIA SANCHEZ KEETH, CLINIC MANAGER WITH MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL, AND DENTIST THIEN-Y HOANG WORK ON A PATIENT INSIDE THE MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC AT CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN SALEM ON OCT. 22, 2022./BRIAN HAYES/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Nationwide, a quarter of dentists now offer in-clinic membership plans for uninsured patients.
Sep 21, 2021
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Silver diamine fluoride is a topical medication that gets painted on teeth to stem decay. It could become a game changer for treating cavities in older adults./Jennifer Geiselhofer
Silver diamine fluoride, a liquid that can be painted on teeth to stop decay, is rapidly gaining momentum as the cavity treatment of choice for patients who can’t easily get a filling.
The board tried to avoid cuts to teachers’ health benefits by encouraging them to shift to coordinated care, by cutting administrative costs and by offering more catastrophic plans, but some small benefit cuts were enacted for the next school year.