Author: Tom Raffio

The race has just begun

A year ago this month, adult Medicaid recipients became eligible for dental benefits. It took 25 years of advocacy, education and legislative work to pass a comprehensive adult Medicaid oral health benefits bill that is and will continue to have a positive impact on the health and well-being of over 90,000 New Hampshire residents, some of whom have not been able to see a dentist in over a decade.

Dental offices reopening: Heroes work here!

Have you seen the signs thanking heroes emerging during the Covid-19 pandemic? I haven’t seen one listing dental professionals, but I think they should be included. In fact, outside every dental office a sign should appear that says, “Heroes Work…

Giving NH vets better oral health care

In the last few months, I became aware that most oral health and dental services for Veterans at the Manchester VA Medical Center have been eliminated. While the reasons are complicated, and there are some exceptions, many veterans who rely…

Giving veterans the oral health care they earned

With today’s political landscape, we need more businesses to step up to the plate to handle critical health issues in New Hampshire and not wait for the state or federal government to act. While we are all pointing fingers at…