Local dentists fill coverage gap
Local dentists aren't convinced North County residents are struggling to find reliable dental care, as a study released Monday by the Oral Health Collaborative of Massachusetts suggested.Comment
Dentists in short supply locally
Berkshire County residents face a struggle to get reliable dental care due to a shortage of dentists, a study released yesterday by the Oral Health Collaborative of Massachusetts detailed.Comment
Report Shows Dentist Shortage In Mass.
A disturbing new report says about 30 percent of the cities and towns in Massachusetts have no dentists, most of them west of Worcester.That lack of access puts the oral health of several people at risk, according to the report by the Oral Health Collaborative of Massachusetts.While the poor, minority groups and the uninsured still face the greatest barrier to oral care, the group says geography plays a role, too."For those groups and many others, however, access to dental care may also be powerfully impacted by the availability of dentists, the geographic distribution of dentists, and the number and distribution of dentists who accept MassHealth (Medicaid...