Project Accessible Oral Health

Texas A&M College of Dentistry is expanding its footprint in dentistry, filling in the gap, that patients with intellectual disabilities unfortunately endure, when it comes to their dental care.

Texas A&M College of Dentistry filling the gap for special-needs patients The Texas A&M College of Dentistry is starting a special-needs dentistry program and plans to open a specialty clinic for teens and adults.

affect nearly 3.5 billion people globally. This , let’s come together to send out a simple but powerful message: Be Proud of Your Mouth, not just for the sake of your , but for your overall health too.

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World Oral Health Day

U.S. Rep. John Katko led an effort to urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand vaccine eligibility to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as the Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who provide frontline services and support to these individuals.

Katko to CDC: Expand Vaccine Eligibility to Individuals with Disabilities & Support Staff WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today led an effort to urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand vaccine eligibility to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as the Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who provide frontline services...

Apple Tree Dental and the Minnesota Department of Human Services have opened a first-of-its-kind joint dental clinic in Fergus Falls aimed at serving underrepresented communities.

Putting a smile on: New clinic brings dental health to underserved communities Minnesota’s first public/nonprofit dental clinic has opened in Fergus Falls with the $5.1 million Center for Dental Health, which hosts Apple Tree Dental and Minnesota Department of Human Services Special

Kids with disabilities need access to COVID-19 vaccines.

CDC vaccination guideline leave disabled kids out in the cold "If I don't advocate for my son, nobody will," says the mom of a 13-year-old with Down syndrome and other medical issues.