Routine dental care is driving more people to the emergency room — at a greater cost and with less efficiency.
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Dentists less likely to see Medicaid patients in an emergency
by healthcarebus May 27, 2011
A recent study found that even dentists enrolled as providers in the Illinois Medicaid program were less likely to fit in an emergency appointment than they were for a patient with private insurance.
Teen pulls his own teeth with pliers, father had refused dentist visit
by healthcarebus April 28, 2011
After a 14 year old boy pulled his own teeth out with pliers, his father now faces two charges of endangerment for not bringing him to the dentist.
Improper equipment cleaning exposes 1,800 veterans to disease
by healthcarebus July 6, 2010
HIV and hepatitis are just some of the diseases that may have been passed on to several hundred ex-soldiers by unclean dental equipment.
EHRs in rural areas have huge impact on improved patient care
by healthcarebus October 20, 2009
There’s new evidence that EHRs significantly improve overall care in rural areas by allowing health care providers to work with more patients in the same amount of time.
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