It was heartwarming for me to witness firsthand the impact the New Hampshire Medicaid dental benefit is making in the lives of patients, some of whom had not been able to see a dentist in over a decade. I had the opportunity to talk directly with members of our...
Recent statistics highlight the mental health epidemic our country is facing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in five U.S adults experience mental illness each year and one in six U.S. children aged 6-17 experience a mental disorder each year....
This month we celebrate three annual recognition days: National Nurses Day on May 6, Teacher Appreciation Day on May 9 and Mother’s Day on May 14. I salute nurses, teachers and mothers this month because while our expectations of them are extremely high, they are...
The running of the 127th Boston Marathon is an exciting event for not only those that have spent countless hours preparing to run the 26.2 miles, but also for the entire running community and residents of Massachusetts and surrounding New England states. Not only does...
“Every hour, 24 hours a day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the oral cavity and upper throat). Yet if oral cancer is detected and treated early, treatment-related problems are reduced, and survival rates may...
After over 25 years of promoting and lobbying for adult Medicaid dental benefits with dedicated advocates and legislators, our efforts finally paid off. On July 1, 2022, a bill was signed into law, providing dental benefits to nearly 88,000 adult NH Medicaid...
"No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it." – H.E. Luccock When I walk into my dental provider’s office I am always greeted by a relaxed, organized environment where everyone is working diligently to make patients feel welcome as they...
As we surpass the half-way point of February, I want to take a minute to highlight the importance of National Children’s Dental Health Month. Dental caries are the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States and more than half of children aged six to...
Good News: New Hampshire now has a dental residency program. The program introduces three new dentists a year to dental centers that don’t have enough dentists on staff to keep up with the demands for services. The launch of this program is particularly timely. In...
Northeast Delta Dental was one of five Delta Dental member companies that showed the best performances in the 2021 Delta Dental Oral Healthcare Measures Study. This is Delta Dental’s longest running oral health study, now in its twelfth year. This study gives member...
