A 70-year-old Long Island woman allegedly turned her kitchen into an illicit dentist office – disturbingly extracting five teeth from a trusting patient who paid her nearly $2,000, prosecutors said.

Seven years to visit the dentist was simply too long to wait for Linda Colla, who was forced to pull out her own teeth due to the pain. Colla, 75, began experiencing problems with gum disease and her ...

Experts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year. Julia Burmistrova/Moment via Getty Images Donald Chi: Low-income people often have difficulty finding and accessing dental care. That ...

BOSTON (AP) — Need a tooth pulled or a cavity filled? Forget the dentist. An increasing number of states are allowing or considering letting “dental therapists,” professionals with a lower level of ...

Veronica "Ronnie" Flores-Herrera is the Real-Time Desk Manager for KRIS 6 News, Action 10 News, and Telemundo C.C. The Emmy-nominated journalist has been covering news in the Coastal Bend since 1997.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Family Dentistry by Baria Yassin hosted its 6th annual free tooth-pulling event Wednesday morning. Dentist Dr. Rony Yassin told 3NEWS the event is a tribute to Dr. Baria's late ...

Need a tooth pulled or a cavity filled? Forget the dentist. A number of states are allowing or considering letting "dental therapists," professionals with a lower level of training, do the job. In ...