Medicare can help many seniors pay for healthcare costs and maintain good overall health as they retire. However, dental health is typically handled apart from traditional healthcare, and many seniors ...

There’s a commonly understood recipe for living a healthy life as we get older, and it goes something like this: Exercise, eat healthy food in moderation, don’t smoke, get plenty of sleep, maintain a ...

Concorde student Jordan Gilliland (left) and Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry student Becky Chang prepare to treat Thelma Chappell, 65, at the North Dallas Shared Ministries clinic. Michael ...

A new study reveals that restrictive features in Medicare Advantage (MA) dental plans may create barriers to dental care access for seniors, despite the plans’ intended purpose of expanding coverage.

Aging can take a toll on teeth, and for many older people paying for dental services is a serious concern because they can't rely on their Medicare coverage. Low-income seniors in particular are ...

Shirley, like other senior residents in downtown San Diego, faces stark choices in day-to-day life. With more than 40 percent of seniors in San Diego living below the self-sufficiency level, many, ...

In today's world, where technology is deeply woven into our daily lives, financial technology, or fintech, is revolutionizing more than just traditional banking and investments. It is also making ...

Having a toothache is never pleasant. Having one as a senior during the global COVID-19 pandemic, when many dental offices are shuttered, compounds the situation. When 70-year-old Irma Hampton was ...

A community dental center dedicated to serving low-income seniors in San Diego opened its doors for business Wednesday downtown. The Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center is a nonprofit clinic that ...

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When you’re a senior citizen living on a fixed income, it can be tough to make ends meet. It’s not surprising that dental care goes to the bottom of the list. That’s also true for people of all ages ...

This is trying to. I'm Maureen Cavanaugh. Cavities and gum disease and lost teeth are commonplace among seniors. That is in part because Medicare doesn't pay for dental care. That means a trip to the ...