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Column: Alleviate the oral health workforce crisis in Virginia

Virginia must work to address a critical shortage of oral health professionals, Sarah Bedard Holland and Kaz Rafia, DDS, write in a guest column.

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States expanding Medicaid to provide dental care

For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn’t sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by.

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Millions could lose dental coverage when COVID emergency expires

Almost 14 million people could lose Medicaid dental health coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency expires on May 11.

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