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Coverage dated June 11, 2023

Biden to undergo root canal at White House

Headline from Digital Journal

President Joe Biden will undergo a dental root canal at the White House on Monday.

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  1. New York Times

    Root Canal Forces Biden to Postpone Meeting With NATO Chief (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The White House said President Biden would not be put under general anesthesia for the procedure.

  2. Digital Journal

    Biden to undergo root canal at White House (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    President Joe Biden will undergo a dental root canal at the White House on Monday.

  3. CBS News

    Biden gets a root canal without general anesthesia (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Joe Biden got a root canal Sunday and Monday, disrupting his schedule but requiring no general anesthesia, White House officials said.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Biden got a root canal and it upended his schedule for the day (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    President Joe Biden got a root canal Monday and it left something of a cavity in his daily schedule, forcing him to bow out of a public event with college athletes and postpone his meeting with NATO's general secretary by a day.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Biden Gets Root Canal At The White House (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Joe Biden will get a root canal done Monday morning after having experienced oral discomfort, the White House announced.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    Biden to undergo completion of root canal, misses 'College Athlete Day' celebration (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Dr. Kevin O'Connor said the procedure will be done at the White House.

  7. France 24

    Biden root canal forces abrupt postponement of NATO meeting (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    President Joe Biden underwent a dental root canal Monday with little public warning, forcing postponement of all scheduled events, including a meeting with the NATO secretary general.

  8. Politico

    The tooth is out there: Biden gets a root canal (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Dental specialists from Walter Reed will conduct the procedure at the White House.

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    Biden is getting a root canal so misses public events at White House and reschedules NATO meeting (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Joe Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain. The procedure took him out of commission for public events on Monday. Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor,

  10. WMUR

    President Biden postpones Monday events, including meeting with NATO chief, for unplanned root canal (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Joe Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain. The procedure took him out of commission for public events on Monday.

  11. The Boston Globe

    President Biden to undergo root canal, will miss collegiate athletics event at White House (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    President Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain – a procedure that will take him out of commission for at least one public event on Monday.

  12. Fox News

    Biden’s root canal forces him to reschedule meeting with NATO secretary-general (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Biden rescheduled his Monday meeting with the secretary-general of NATO as he recovers from a root canal performed Sunday at the White House.

  13. KOB 4

    Biden undergoes root canal, will miss collegiate athletics event and NATO meeting at White House (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    President Joe Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain. The procedure took him out of commission for at least two public events on Monday. Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo released by the White House that Biden reported the pain in his lower righ…

  14. Wyoming Public Media

    Biden gets a root canal (without anesthetic) and postpones some events (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    President Biden had a toothache and his medical team determined he needed a root canal. He's spending the rest of the day out of sight.

  15. ABC 12 Flint

    Biden postpones Monday events for unplanned root canal (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    President Joe Biden was forced to cancel his schedule Monday – including talks with NATO's outgoing secretary general – because of an unplanned root canal.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    Biden postpones Monday events, including meeting with NATO chief, for unplanned root canal (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden was forced to cancel his schedule Monday – including talks with NATO’s outgoing secretary general – because of an unplanned root canal. The president first began experiencing pain in a lower premolar on Sunday. His physician, Dr.

  17. New York Post

    Biden gets two-day root canal after report president eats ‘like a child’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Biden’s sweet tooth for cookies, ice cream and Gatorade has worried aides.

  18. Seattle Times

    Biden to undergo root canal, will miss collegiate athletics event at White House (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    President Joe Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain.

  19. Washington Times

    Biden to undergo root canal; VP Harris to sub for him at White House event (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden had a root canal on Sunday and will undergo a follow-up root canal procedure on Monday because of continued tooth pain, the White House announced.

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