Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive device mass casualty incidents mean patients require prehospital and hospital care.

Clinicians with obligations to patients and to organizations often assess patients in law enforcement for both therapeutic and nontherapeutic purposes.

Despite availability of good national oral health curricula for medical trainees, most physicians are ill-equipped to identify oral cancers or avoid unnecessary referrals.

In March and April 2020, more than 90% of dental practices were closed entirely or seeing emergency patients only.

Poor oral health has been neglected as a public health threat, despite recognition as “epidemic” in scale by the US Office of the Surgeon General.

COVID-19 teaches us how to design a unified health care system that transcends historical precedent.

Division between medical and dental care exacerbates health inequity and forces many with compromised access to seek oral health care in emergency departments.

Some patients who need general medical care before a dental intervention can suffer increased risk for poor outcomes if they have compromised access to care.

It’s obvious that our mouths are part of our bodies. Yet in health care today, it’s hard to imagine any other body part so wholly neglected.