It may be a long time before things return to normal. Masks, hand sanitizer and social distancing are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Live sporting events, concerts and a trip to the movies will never be the same again. As we navigate through these uncertain times it is important that we remain vigilant […]
Superior Health Through High Quality, Compassionate Care.
Welcome to Rhode Island Dental Arts
Our entire team is dedicated to providing you with the personalized, quality dental care that you deserve.
When you visit our office you will experience all that modern dentistry has to offer, including a comprehensive list of general, restorative and cosmetic dental services to meet the needs of the whole family. Our goal is to assist each patient in achieving and maintaining long term dental health and a beautiful smile.
Part of our commitment to serving our patients includes providing information that helps them to make a more informed decision about their oral health needs. This website is a resource we hope you’ll find both useful and interesting.
Dentistry is in a crisis! But we can turn things around in Rhode Island if we work together!
An alarming 25% of dentists are over 65, while a total of 37% of dentists are over 60. This is extremely concerning.
Year after year, dentists will start to retire. It's already a hard job, especially with shrinking margins. The chronically low reimbursement rates have also prevented us from attracting new dentists. It's clear, we are on the precipice of a disaster.
The most unfortunate result of failing to attract new talent to the profession is that our youth population suffers the greatest harm. On average, 34 million hours of school time are missed because of oral health issues -the equivalent of 2 million school days. The loss of school time directly coincides with academic performance, and the children in lower income areas are hit the hardest.
Overall the biggest issue the dental community faces is the cost to provide services. They have rapidly increased over the years -especially post-Covid -while the allowances we receive are not considerate of the costs that it takes to provide those services.
Patients deserve more value, more accessibility, and more transparency.
We must act with immediacy to save dentistry in Rhode Island. The time for change is now!
Sincerely,
Dr. Fred Hartman
President, Rhode Island Dental Association
News and Information
Welcome Dr. Pickar!
I’m Dr. Dan Pickar and I joined RI Dental Arts on July 27th. We’ve jumped right back into the swing of things by implementing new protocols and vigorous screening techniques to keep our patients and staff in good health during these unfamiliar times. The office is up and running again and I’ve had the pleasure […]
New APCO-X UV System
It may be a long time before things return to normal. Masks, hand sanitizer and social distancing are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Live sporting events, concerts and a trip to the movies will never be the same again. As we navigate through these uncertain times it is important that we remain vigilant […]
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