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Dental Care

An older woman with light hair holds he mouth open as a dentist inspects her teeth.

Caring for older Americans’ teeth and gums is essential, but Medicare generally doesn’t cover that cost By Frank Scannapieco, University at Buffalo and Ira Lamster, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) C. Everett Koop, the avuncular doctor with a fluffy white beard who served as the U.S. surgeon general during the Reagan administration, […]