Opinion: Senate Group Aims To Solve Oral Health Crisis
Far too many Oregonians — including tens of thousands of Oregon kids — don’t have access to basic dental care. More than 1 million Oregonians live in an area with a shortage of dentists.
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Give a Child a Reason to Smile
Oral Health Fair at New Dental Clinic
WHAT: Dental-focused health fair with community resources, oral-health education, dental-themed games, free lunch for children, snacks for all ages, give-aways and tours of the Wallace Dental Clinic.
OHA Considers Pilot Program for Dental Therapists
The project would train and employ Native Americans to perform basic oral health in their own Coos Bay-area communities and use innovative practices to deliver dental care to populations with the highest disease rates.
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board is asking the Oregon Health Authority to approve a pilot project allowing dental therapists to treat members of two Coos Bay tribes -- the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians Dental Clinic and the Coquille Indian Tribe's
Setting the Record Straight on Oregon’s Oral Health
The author says that several factors have major effects on dental health, especially diet, personal dental habits, professional care and genetics. But based on a wealth of credible data, fluoridation isn’t one of them.
OPINION -- Last week’s headline and article, “Oregon Ranks at the Bottom in Oral Health,” made three main points.
Hayden Wins Support for Mobile Dental Clinics After Moment of Confusion
House Bill 3139 requires cities to allow nonprofits to set up temporary mobile clinics on private property, like one Rep. Hayden uses to give free dental care. His failed attempts to get approval for these clinics led him to the Legislature, but a fumble nearly killed the bill.
It’s the issue that spurred Republican Rep. Cedric R. Hayden to follow his father, former Rep. Cedric L. Hayden, into politics, just as he had followed him into dentistry.
Kaiser Permanente Unveils HIV Challenge to Help the U.S. Create Health Equity
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January 26, 2012 -- Kaiser Permanente announced today the Kaiser Permanente HIV Challenge to help health care providers nationwide improve health equity for people living with HIV by increasing access to HIV care and improving health outcomes.
