During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle “Roz” Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth. Ferry, who is Inupiaq, remembers having to get on a plane to get from her remote Alaskan village ...

Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist’s office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she could do. “I ...

Everything You Need To Know About Dental Fillings: Costs, Lifespan and Care: By Aditya Migom Doley Key InsightsThis blog looks at dental fillings through how they work in everyday use, not how they’re ...

Dental bonding is a treatment that involves sticking a tooth-colored material to your teeth. Your dentist can quickly etch (roughen) your teeth with a little phosphoric acid. This helps the bonding ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Michelle Crouch, Kaiser Health News Denver dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dental therapist Sarah Chagnon treats a patient at the Swinomish Dental Clinic in La Conner, Wash., as part of a school-based ...

More states are considering authorizing licensures of dental health aide therapists, also known as dental therapists. Experts say the midlevel practitioners can help fill gaps in access to dental ...

Her tooth mishap 28 years ago and her awareness of neighbors’ struggles led Ferry to become a dental therapist. Dental therapists are licensed to fill cavities, place temporary crowns, extract ...