Only by bringing together medical and dental care can genuine change come to healthcare, thereby meeting the oral health needs and associated chronic diseases of our most vulnerable populations.
Toothpic, which launched in the United States in late August, lets patients take photos of their mouth and send them to a dentist who can answer questions and recommend next steps.
Mamy people find it a hassle to take time out of the work day to go for a dental checkup. That’s why co-founders of Studio Dental, Dr. Sara Creighton and Lowell Caulder, created a dentist office that comes to you. Studio Dental launched their Indigogo campaign last fall and raised more than $40,000. The video […]
No one wants to go to the dentist, but kids need to. A small cavity left to fester can grow into a big health problem. That’s why the government made pediatric dental care one of the health law’s “essential benefits.” But new data suggest the law is failing to fully deliver on its promise: A […]
Most of us probably take the ability to brush our teeth every day for granted. It’s a task that’s not quite so easy for people with a medical condition that affects motor control, or for people who are paralyzed or have had an arm amputated, or for people without access to supplies and running water. […]
Some lawmakers and children's health advocates who supported the 2010 health law now find themselves at odds with the Obama administration over an idea that initially seemed simple – expanding coverage for kids' dental care. They say that without...
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
A new $250,000 investment from economic development group JumpStart is part of an ongoing Series A that dental device startup Zuga Medical is raising to support an initial roll out its dental implant system this summer. Founded in 2006 by a Cleveland-area dentist and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Chan Wang, the company makes a dental implant […]
Beam Technologies is putting the finishing touches on its digital toothbrush. A sensor records your brushing time and a Bluetooth connection sends the data to an app. The startup is in Rock Health's latest class.
