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A Midwestern University dental team offers free care during a recent 'Super Sealant Saturday' in Glendale.

Officials, experts out to improve state’s poor ratings for kids’ oral health

Oct 22, 2013 ◇ Kay Miller Temple/Cronkite News Service

Watching a Midwestern University dental team give her 8-year-old son a free screening, cleaning and tooth sealant at “Super Sealant Saturday,” Sonia Ortega said she was happy to see him getting quality care. Read more»

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Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee saw a rise in dental-related health issues from 2010 to 2011.

Dental woes sending more Arizonans to ERs

Mar 13, 2012 ◇ Brittany Smith/Cronkite News Service

Between 2006 and 2009 preventable dental-related ER visits rose 61 percent in Arizona, compared to a 16 percent national increase during the same period, a study found. Read more» 1


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