Committee endorses bill to monitor dental insurers in Maine

The proposal would ensure the insurers are spending enough on claims and improving care for customers.

Maine House and Senate advance bill to expand dental coverage under MaineCare

Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.

Maine lawmakers take up new effort to expand adult dental care under Medicaid

Democrats have been trying to expand coverage since 2019, but the effort was derailed when the Legislature adjourned abruptly in 2020 in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine’s 1st dental therapist intends to press for expansion of the profession

Dental therapists, likened to nurse practitioners or physician's assistants, are recognized in 13 states and 2 territories.

State reprimands a controversial Lewiston oral surgeon

Dental regulators rule Dr. Jan Kippax violated professional standards in his care of one patient.

Dental care complicated amid COVID-19 restrictions

Dentists criticize Mills administration for not letting routine care resume

Maine is one of the few states that haven't allowed dentists to reopen for routine visits, and some patients are suffering infections and other problems because they have not been treated.