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• Cuts in dental care painful for patients

  April 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 Ivory Hendry finally called the dentist. An excruciating toothache made her do it. She hadn’t eaten for a week, struggled to sleep and became ill when taking medicine on an … 22

• Medicaid program cuts back on Idaho dentists

  October 5, 2010 in Idaho Roughly 150 dentists have been cut from the Idaho program that provides dental services to Medicaid patients, and the dentists said that will make it harder for those people to …

• Council vote to quit flouride hurts Sandpoint’s youth most

  August 15, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 If there is one word that pushes buttons for Sandpoint residents these days, it is fluoride. After years of debate, the Sandpoint City Council voted 4-2 last month to remove … 13

• New Jersey dentist clinic uses some robotics

  December 1, 2009 in Features on Page C5 HACKENSACK, N.J. – Robots may practice dentistry one day, but there will always be humans telling you to open wide, said a teacher on the cutting edge of tooth care. …

• SCC dental students offer low-cost care

  February 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N12 Spokane Community College students, enrolled in the expanded function dental assisting program, will be offering low-cost dental services Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 27-Feb. 28, March 6-7, March 13-14, and March …

• Dentures’ future in fast decay

  January 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As long as there are hockey players, there will be niche markets for false teeth. But the real news about the future of dentures is that there isn’t … 1