dental care

A coalition of groups working to expand dental access for unserved or underserved Ohioans says there are cost-effective and common-sense ways to do…

Gov. Mike DeWine included dental offices in the first round of businesses that could reopen on May 1.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the…

Some Ohioans, especially in rural or low-income areas, have been able to get basic dental care in mobile units. But the state doesn't regulate those. A...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the nation’s first over-the-counter access to HIV-prevention drugs. The law permits pharmacists to…

Billan Gurreh knew she wanted to get a head start on a career, but felt nervous to leave her friends and the familiar surroundings of her high school.When she learned about a dental hygienist training program, Billan decided to take a chance and start her junior year at a different school, C-TEC Licking County.

For the last 15 years, students from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry have helped staff the clinic through the OHIO Project.

More than half of Ohio counties don’t have enough dentists for the population. Numbers show the dental shortages are especially severe in many rural and…

Columbus’ lower-income neighborhoods disproportionately lack access to dental care. Residents in lower-income neighborhoods more likely to have lost teeth due to decay or gum disease.

11:00 Oral health is a strong indicator of overall health, but the Buckeye State is facing a major shortage in dentists, especially in rural areas. This…

10:00 FRONTLINE reports that millions of Americans lack access to dental care. Is there a problem in Central Ohio? What dental services are available to…