More Americans seeking dental care in emergency roomsCHICAGO -- More
More Americans seeking dental care in emergency rooms
CHICAGO -- More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems - a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according to an analysis of...
Wilshire Dental Care Is Offering a New Patient Package
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Bijan Afar, Los Angeles dentist at Wilshire Dental Care, is offering a special on dental examinations. For a short time, new patients can receive a full dental ...
Dental Visits To ERs Are On The Rise
More than 800,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms in 2009 were for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments. In hard times, states often cut Medicaid's dental benefits, pushing low-income patients from the dentist's office to the emergency room.
Multifaceted Approach Required to Fix Dental Care Access Problem, ADA Tells Congress
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), today held a hearing on "The Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Expand Access." The ...
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