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Health & BehaviorJune 23, 20268 min

West Virginia's Dental Health Crisis What the Rankings Reveal and Why It Matters

A WalletHub study placing the Mountain State at the bottom of national dental health rankings has sparked a conversation about cost, access, and the path forward for oral care in West Virginia.

The Numbers Behind the Rankings In January 2026, a WalletHub report landed with particular weight in the Mountain State. The personal-finance company had compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key metrics from the share of adolescents who visited a dentist in the past year to dental treatment costs to dentists per capita. When the rankings were tallied, West Virginia came in at 51st out of 51 jurisdictions for overall dental health , placing the state at the very bottom of the national list....

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Health & BehaviorJune 20, 20269 min

Why Even With Dental Insurance, You Still Could Face a Large Bill

A retired Nashville man's real dental bills reveal the gaps between what insurance promises and what it actually covers and what you can do about it.

The Morning After the Root Canal Russell Anthony, 65, a retiree in Nashville, Tennessee, made eight trips to the dentist last year. He is hoping to go less often in 2026, but he has already made a few visits since the new year began. His recent history at the chair is the kind that makes anyone wince. "I had a root canal just last week that was like $500," he said. "The week before that, I had a crown that cost me several hundred dollars. And as we speak, I have a broken tooth, and I have to go and see the dentist...

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Health & BehaviorJune 14, 202610 min

Dental insurance surges $3.5 billion drives $428 billion market

A closer look at the global forces rising oral disease rates, employer benefits, and rising care costs driving one of healthcare's most underreported growth stories toward 2033.

There is a quiet transformation happening inside the waiting rooms of dental practices across the world. The patient in the chair may be there for a routine cleaning, or perhaps for something more involved another root canal, a crown, an orthodontic adjustment. What often goes unnoticed is the infrastructure humming behind that appointment: a dental insurance policy, negotiated rates, a network of providers, and a financial arrangement that made the visit affordable more than prohibitive. That infrastructure is...

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