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As he prepares to move back to Ohio 24 years later, Haghighi (pronounced ha-GEE-gee) is leaving behind a dental practice deeply embedded into the community with a reputation for charity care, as well as taking on medically complex patients.

A $100,000 health grant from the Arcora Foundation will provide seven dental operatory chairs inside a new integrated Health Services building for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.

If you’re over sixty-five, chances are better than two-to-one you don’t have dental insurance.

For military veterans who are approaching Medicare eligibility or are new to Medicare, it might be confusing to know the difference between your VA benefits and Medicare benefits.

Klickitat Valley Health (KVH) is receiving a $125,500 grant from Arcora Foundation to help establish a three-chair dental clinic with the capacity to serve nearly 5,000 dental visits a year for Medicaid and low-income patients.

Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic disease of childhood? And that 40% of children have tooth decay by kindergarten?

Corie Dow-Kramer didn’t realize how much she loved being a part of the community until she moved away, but getting hired as the executive director of Youth and Family Link gave her the perfect chance to return to working in and for Cowlitz County.

One problem that affects almost all marginalized places and demographic groups is poor dental care, despite growing evidence that oral health problems can be symptoms of and even contributors to life-threatening illnesses like diabetes and heart disease.

Fluoridation of water supplies, long ago proved to protect children from cavities, also helps older adults keep their teeth, a new study from Ireland has shown.