The Affordable Care Act (ACA) doesn’t consider adult dental care to be an essential benefit. This means that you aren’t likely to be able to get your dental insurance through your health insurance ...

CIRCLE PINES, Minn. --An estimated 76.5 million Americans do not have dental insurance. And of those over 65, half have no coverage. Among those who do, there are yearly and even procedure spending ...

The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously supports MinnPost’s Race & Health Equity coverage; learn why. In Minnesota, the profession of dental therapy has aimed to serve people without access ...

Health insurance costs more but covers more for medical issues, while dental insurance is cheaper but doesn’t cover as many costs. Find out more about how these coverages compare.

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Ranking near the bottom of all states for Medicaid reimbursement, Minnesota faces an oral health crisis. More than a million Minnesotans cannot get the dental care they need. Uncovered: Minnesota’s ...

Even when she had a massive infection and grueling pain from a cracked tooth, Nicole Sutton could not get a dentist to provide timely care. Sutton, a single mother based in Tampa, Florida, could only ...