Medicaid Patients Struggle to Get Dental Care - According to USA Today, on February 15, 2015, “’Translating Medicaid coverage into care is a significant problem,’ said David Jordan, who directs the dental access project at Community Catalyst, a national consumer advocacy group based in Boston. ‘The number of adults on Medicaid who are able to see a dentist is woefully short of where it needs to be.’” TO READ MORE click here Who is the Dental Board Serving? - According to rdhmag.com, on February 13, 2015, “Almost all dental boards in the United States develop standards of professional conduct, including continuing education requirements to maintain a high level of integrity and performance in the practice of dentistry. However, according to FTC records a number of regulating dental boards have overstepped their authority by making decisions not to "protect the public," but to protect the special interest group they represent.”TO READ MORE click here |
