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Reviewed by our dental health editorial team | Last Updated: March 2026 Affiliate disclosure: This article contains Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through a link on this page, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Our recommendations are based on safety research, pediatric dental expert input, and hands-on parent … Read more
Reviewed by our dental health editorial team | Last Updated: March 2026 Cost is the number one reason families skip dental care for their children, according to the American Dental Association, not fear, not time, and not access. Yet the actual out-of-pocket cost of pediatric dental care varies so widely between procedures, cities, and insurance … Read more
Reviewed by our dental health editorial team | Last Updated: March 2026 Dental disease is the most common chronic condition among children in the United States, and in Queens, where more than 30% of children are enrolled in Medicaid or Child Health Plus, access to affordable care remains a pressing concern for many families. The … Read more
Reviewed by our dental health editorial team | Last Updated: March 2026 Nearly 1 in 3 children in New York State is enrolled in Medicaid or Child Health Plus, and most of their parents don’t realize that comprehensive dental care is included at zero out-of-pocket cost. If your child has Medicaid in New York, they … Read more
The debate over fluoride in America’s drinking water has moved from fringe concern to mainstream policy battle, and the consequences for children’s teeth are now quantified. Researchers at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital published a modeling study in JAMA Health Forum projecting that eliminating fluoride from public water systems nationwide … Read more
A major new study from the University of Copenhagen, the largest of its kind ever conducted, has found that children with numerous tooth cavities had up to a 45% higher incidence of heart attack, stroke, and coronary artery disease as adults compared to children with healthier teeth. The study tracked 568,778 individuals from childhood into adulthood and … Read more
A major new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Anesthesia Progress has found that dental sedation succeeded in just 69.3% of cases involving young children, meaning roughly 3 in 10 children who received sedation for a dental procedure did not have a fully successful outcome. The study analyzed records from 824 children aged 2 to … Read more
New York City is getting its first new dental school since 1916. Yeshiva University announced on March 11, 2026, that its College of Dental Medicine will open in Herald Square, Midtown Manhattan, enrolling its first class of 150 students in July 2026. At the center of the school is Yeshiva Dental Health, a 130-chair clinical … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on February 27, 2026, that the New York State Department of Health will distribute $10 million in funding to expand dental care services at 33 school-based health centers across New York State over five years. The program delivers free preventive and restorative dental care, including screenings, sealants, and treatments, directly inside … Read more
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), representing more than 11,000 pediatric dental specialists nationwide, formally challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s approach to reviewing fluoride in drinking water on February 27, 2026. The AAPD, joined by 140 state and national organizations including the American Dental Association, multiple American Academy of Pediatrics state chapters, and the … Read more