https://www.kuaf.com/tags/dentistry Dentistry en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:57:32 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-at-large/2026-09-16/teamsmile-brings-free-dental-care-to-kids-at-uofa-track-center Nonprofit TeamSmile and Colgate turned a UofA track center into a free dental clinic for underserved kids, pairing exams, cleanings and extractions with games and oral health lessons. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:57:32 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-at-large/2026-09-16/teamsmile-brings-free-dental-care-to-kids-at-uofa-track-center Jack Travis https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2020-01-21/free-dental-clinics-in-high-demand-as-uninsured-rate-grows As more Arkansans go without dental health insurance, there is a need for more free dental services. David Monteith with Arkansas Public Media reports on… Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:38:04 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2020-01-21/free-dental-clinics-in-high-demand-as-uninsured-rate-grows David Monteith https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2020-01-06/vaping-may-impair-oral-health-new-research-reveals The use of electronic smoking devices is the subject of intense scientific investigation after being linked to a rash of lung injuries across the U.S.… Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:02:36 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2020-01-06/vaping-may-impair-oral-health-new-research-reveals Daniel Caruth https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-12-17/tending-to-oral-health-challenges-crucial-to-quality-of-life-for-elder-arkansans Many elderly Americans have a hard time sticking to routine oral healthcare due to chronic illness, disability or insitutional living. Lapses in care can… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:36:37 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-12-17/tending-to-oral-health-challenges-crucial-to-quality-of-life-for-elder-arkansans https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-11-20/esthetic-dentistry-yields-bright-smiles-under-clinical-guidance-experts-say The quest for a perfect snow-white smile has created an esthetic dental and commercial products industry. Jacqueline Froelich with Arkansas Public Media… Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:37:31 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-11-20/esthetic-dentistry-yields-bright-smiles-under-clinical-guidance-experts-say Jacqueline Froelich https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-10-24/teledentistry-yet-to-be-widely-practiced-in-arkansas Telehealth technologies have the potential to improve oral health in Arkansas. Teledentistry, which involves remote examination, diagnosis and treatment,… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:11:47 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-10-24/teledentistry-yet-to-be-widely-practiced-in-arkansas David Monteith, Daniel Breen https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-10-23/arkansas-delta-dental-foundation-launches-new-grant-initiative A new Delta Dental grant funding program called SMILES:POSSIBLE is seeking applications for projects that align with Arkansas Healthy People 2020… Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:41:49 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-10-23/arkansas-delta-dental-foundation-launches-new-grant-initiative Jacqueline Froelich, Kyle Kellams https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-09-10/study-of-ancient-teeth-leads-to-contemporary-oral-health-insights Anthropologists who study prehistoric human teeth are unearthing certain links to present day oral health. Daniel Caruth, with Arkansas Public Media,… Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:04:42 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-09-10/study-of-ancient-teeth-leads-to-contemporary-oral-health-insights Daniel Caruth https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-07-15/more-arkansas-dentists-take-to-the-road More dentists in Arkansas are going on the road and mobile dentistry is practiced in different ways with various missions. This report is part of a… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:50:52 GMT https://www.kuaf.com/ozarks-at-large-stories/2019-07-15/more-arkansas-dentists-take-to-the-road David Monteith