Dental Help for Poor Questioned
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Deamonte Driver, the 12-year-old Prince George's County boy who died in February of an infection caused by an abscessed tooth, was one of more than 10,780 Medicaid-eligible Maryland children who had not seen a dentist in at least four years, a congressional analysis has concluded.
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Poverty can be quite educational. When you've got only so much money to spend, you'll think carefully about the goods you're buying.
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Concerned about the rapid spread of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh, the state government is enlisting the support of barbers and religious leaders to spread awareness.
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Britons who can't afford private care struggle to find dentists via the National Health Service
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Global health leaders meeting in  Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on  medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make  those now on the market available to the poor.
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If brushing and mouthwash don&#39;t improve bad breath, an Israeli scientist may have the solution -- laser treatment. Yehuda Finkelstein of Meir Hospital at the Sapir Medical Centre
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NEW YORK  - Children who were bottle-fed or  used pacifiers as babies are at risk of dental problems in  preschool, a new study suggests.
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Surgery could aid the severely disfigured, researchers write, but others say ethical and social questions remain. By Laura Ungar. LOUISVILLE, Ky.
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Six months ago, the death of a 12-year-old Prince George's County boy from untreated dental decay shed a grim spotlight on gaps in federal and state medical assistance programs charged with providing care to 30 million poor children.
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Doctors are saying that the lack of knowledge about preventing bone disease often leads to bad practice.
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13/12/2004 - Cranberries have been given a major promotion in the UK as a leading dental charity advises they could help prevent a host of oral health problems, such as tooth decay and gum disease.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: That members have not delivered on Gleneagles is not in doubt. But Make Poverty History made aid delivery seem too simple.
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NEW YORK  - As part of February's National Children's Dental Health Month, the American Dental Association reminds parents that children should visit the dentist within 6 months of getting their first tooth and no later than their first birthday.
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NEW YORK  - Young adults who lose their teeth to cavities or gum disease may have an increased risk of dying from heart disease later in life, a new study suggests.
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By John Florez  Why is it that public assistance seems to work well for business people but seldom for the poor or the average taxpayer? And some Utah legislators appear willing to change the rules suggested by business lobbyists.
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Access to anti-Aids drugs is spreading in many poor countries, but not as fast as had been hoped, the WHO says.
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A new journal focuses on common ailments that afflict the worldâs poor.