Denise Williams

An alternative to dental insurance

If you are not part of a group dental plan through an employer, and you have looked into individual or family dental insurance, the high priced premiums might make you question whether having insurance makes sense at all...

Healthcare in the Lone Star state: right or privilege?

Texas leads the nation for the number of uninsured residents. It ranks among the worst 10 states for healthcare access, prevention of disease, medical treatment, avoidable hospital use and inequality of health care between the rich and poor. Texas is...

Want to live to be 100? Floss every day.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine believe, unless you’ve inherited a gene for a fatal disease, there’s no reason you can’t live independently until well into their 90’s. Further research has...

Hope Clinic provides hope and free dental service

The Hope Clinic is a faith-based non-profit organization that provides no-charge basic and emergency dental care for persons in need. Services include routine cleanings, fillings, extractions, and oral hygiene education. An eligibility screening is required prior to...

Does chewing gum prevent cavities?

The American Dental Association (ADA) believes gum can play an important role in preventing cavities. The ADA has granted it seal of acceptance to Wrigley’s Extra Sugarfree and Orbit Sugarfree gums in recognition of the role the products...

Baby bottle tooth decay

Allowing your child to fall asleep with a bottle in their mouth can harm teeth. Even though baby teeth are meant to fall out, they serve an important function. Not only does your child need his or her teeth to...

Dentists prepare for swine flu (H1N1) outbreak

Though dental healthcare providers always practice strict infection control procedures with the heightened threat of a swine flu pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued specific guidance to dental professionals on the Prevention of Swine Influenza A...

Less than a week to the Million Med March

In a demonstration to elected officials that in the debate over healthcare reform physicians will not allow their voices to be ignored, doctors of all specialties will converge on the Mall across from the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C...

Why did you select your dentist?

Photo by Connor Lawless You and your dentist are partners in maintaining your oral health. Why did you select your dentist?(survey...

Million Med March scheduled for October 1st in Washington, D.C.

The Million Med March, a grassroots organization of doctors concerned about healthcare and healthcare reform in America have organized around three primary pillars: a patient-centric payer system; tort reform and, national practitioner data base reform. In a demonstration...

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