According to a new study, for an increasing number of Floridians — especially children — their only dental plan is the nearest emergency room. High prices, low or no insurance coverage, and a severe ...

The exams are mutually beneficial, helping out the child and the dental hygiene students who get hands-on training with patients. The exams are mutually beneficial, helping out the child and the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Mission of Mercy is hosting its annual free dental clinic Friday and Saturday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. More than 300 dentists are hoping to see as many as 2000 people ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — 5-year old Dallas was posing for a photograph Monday morning. Not just any photograph – an X-ray of her teeth. “I’m going to have you stay super still, OK?” said a dental hygiene ...

The Florida Dental Association Foundation hosted its seventh Florida Mission of Mercy event March 11-12 at the Tucker Civic Center, which provided more than 1,300 Floridians with donated dental care ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Lakeland resident Justin Fennell is part of a major trend in health care: he has traveled to another country to get cheaper care. The CDC says several million Americans do that every ...

TAMPA, Fla. — State Representative Linda Chaney said more than 1,000 dentists are needed here in Florida. She's proposing a bill that would create a new profession that could help address that void.