Opinion: Dental Insurance Next Industry That Badly Needs Reform

By Yaël Ossowski, Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director In the last decade, most debate and discussion on reforms related to health care have focused on Americans’ general health insurance plans and costs. And for good reason. And though our health…

Why Can’t I Get My Teeth Cleaned?

By Dr. John Paul, FDA Editor I hear this question every so often, and I can sympathize with you. I’d like to give you a quick answer that would solve your concern, but there just isn’t one. Health care is…

Providing Dental Care for the Patient with Autism

By H. Barry Waldman, DDS, MPH, PHD; Steven P. Perlman, DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON); and, Karen A. Raposa, RDH, MBA Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disorders defined by a significant impairment in social interaction and communication…

I Need a Hero

By Dr. John Paul, FDA Editor I was wearing a long face and being generally disgruntled by all the goings on in this great country when I walked into the room with one of my favorite patients and longtime advisors,…