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The “Mobile Mouth”, a 42-foot long mobile dentist’s office, will stop in Portland and Spokane this week as part of a nationwide tour to provide free...
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Staff from the dental clinic on the Swinomish Reservation will be in front of state lawmakers this week. This will be the sixth time the tribe is asking…
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The rate of tooth decay among Native Americans is higher than any other population. While the dental community agrees it’s a major health crisis, they…
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On the Swinomish Reservation in Washington’s Skagit Valley, one full-time dentist serves 3,000 patients. While it’s an improvement from years past when a…
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Rotting teeth, a fear of the dentist’s drill, long lines out the clinic door: These challenges are facing the Swinomish Tribe.For decades, dentists would…
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When a child’s first tooth erupts, the American Dental Association recommends parents get them into the dentist. For low-income families, that sometimes…