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Is NC dental profession oversight/business model about to change?

NC Health News

Key Republican senators are pushing changes that would shift the board selection power to legislators, the governor and state labor commissioner, contending the new process will make the dental board more accountable to the public. Such practices owned by non-dentists, they contend, can sometimes value profits more than safety.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Public Health and the Dairy Cow in the Room

KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” As a result, public health is closely tied to things like the environment, nutrition, and safety.