If you create a practitioner who only treats diseased teeth, you're missing a great big piece of that picture.
we have a long way to go, and I look forward to listening to the testimony today for the best ideas on how we can move ahead
we talk a whole lot about the health care crisis in America and the 50 million people who have no health insurance
We should be aware that a major cause of children's absenteeism from school is dental pain, toothaches.
the Special Care Dentistry Act because it focuses funding for the true vulnerable in the country, the aged, blind and disabled adult
This is an issue that this committee is going to stay on because I think it's an issue of enormous importance that does not get the kind of ...
We have a crisis in this country, that we have millions of people who don't get to a dentist when they should.
The Minnesota Dental Association, and the American Dental Association for that matter, have been staunchly opposed to mid-level providers.
If we are going to address the dental crisis in this country, in my view Congress is going to have to act, and it's going to have to act bol...
the people who need the services the most are the ones who get them the least
I think your testimony was great. We're going to shine a spotlight on an issue that is not talked about, and we're going to do our best to s...
My understanding is, and somebody correct me if I'm wrong, that just about 20 percent of dentists in this country will treat people with Med...
we said in those 5 years, how has the situation improved, has it improved at all, and how can we improve access and improve the delivery sys...
Senator Bingaman, without taking your time, I would also point out that in Vermont we now have four school-based clinics where we have chair...
we're proud of what we've done in SCHIP, and we're proud of new innovations and new models
We need to expand Medicaid and other dental insurance coverage.
I think everyone would admit that. The rates are too low.
it is also important to talk about dental care and the great crisis that we have in this country
