Sun.Apr 24, 2022

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Tennessee Considers a Two-Pronged Solution to Improving Access to Care

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The state of Tennessee does not currently provide dental benefits to adults covered by Medicaid. The Volunteer State also has few dentists—less than 30%—willing to accept patients insured through Medicaid due to low reimbursement rates—leaving 143 regions designated as “dental care health professional shortage areas.” Tennessee lawmakers are hoping to change this with a two-pronged approach.

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Periodontal treatment and glycaemic control in people with diabetes mellitus

The Dental Elf

This Cochrane review of the effects of periodontal treatment on glycaemic control in people with diabetes mellitus and periodontitis updates the 2015 version. The earlier conclusions have changed and there is now moderate?certainty evidence that periodontal treatment using subgingival instrumentation improves glycaemic control in those with periodontitis and diabetes.