Sonoma County Leaders in Action: Equity and Oral Health

The Leaders in Action: Equity and Oral Health Conference on September 20, 2019 brought together local and regional champions that presented methods to address social determinants of oral health in order to promote equity in communities, schools, and clinics.    Please click on the link below for...

Healthy smiles: Linking mouth and body

Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among children? The link between oral health and overall health is often overlooked. People generally think of their teeth from a visual standpoint and do not consider the relationship between the health of their mouths and their...

Dental disease in children a huge burden for Stanislaus County kids – is help on way?

On Wednesday, 8-year-old Evelin Cobarrubias from Modesto went for her six-month dental checkup at Golden Valley Health Center’s dental clinic at Hanshaw Middle School. Good news — no new cavities! Evelin’s smile beamed with the news — just six months ago she needed oral surgery to remove a...

Something to Chew On: Highlights of Findings from an AARP Oral Health Survey of Older Americans

Oral health conditions—like untreated cavities, gum disease, and tooth loss—are not inevitable consequences of aging. Access to adequate dental care among older adults can prevent or delay these problems and may lead to overall improvements in health and well-being among seniors.

Saving the Teeth of Patients With Special Needs

A new dental center is built to welcome patients with special needs and those in wheelchairs, who often run into obstacles elsewhere. Cheryl Closs, a mother of four from West Islip, N.Y., wanted to save her daughter Bella’s two front teeth. They were badly decayed, and one dentist wanted to just...

Don't rinse after brushing and other tips for better dental health

We all know the advice for healthy teeth -- brush twice daily and don't eat too much sugar. So why do those of us following these instructions find we sometimes need a filling when we visit the dentist? The truth is, there's a little more to preventing tooth decay than these guidelines suggest....

California to pay off $10.5M in student debt – giving poor patients greater access to dentists

The state of California is paying off $10.5 million in student loans for 40 dentists who agree to ensure that 30 percent of their patient caseload is made up of Medi-Cal patients – among the state’s poorest and frailest residents.

Experts Develop Model Dental Therapy Legislation

New model legislation for authorizing the work of dental therapists could lead to more uniformity among state and tribal laws governing how much education these providers should receive and how they should be allowed to practice.

UCSF Receives $20 Million to Study New Tobacco Products

UC San Francisco has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health to study the impacts of new and emerging tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), which heat tobacco without...

UCSF Gets $20 Million to Research Health Effects of e-Cigarettes, Other Products

UCSF has won a $20 million federal grant to fund research into the health effects of new tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes, the use of which, especially among teenagers, is raising alarm among public health experts.