The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is clarifying its guideline on opioid prescribing to address the findings of a multidisciplinary panel that determined health care professionals and policymakers have been…

Several Medicare for All proposals set to go before Congress aim to integrate dental care into comprehensive health care.

We all deal with pain, that of our patients, our loved ones and our own.

Decisions in Dentistry has redesigned our website — decisionsindentistry.com — to provide dental professionals with an even better way to meet their news and continuing education (CE) needs.

A collaboration of engineers, dentists and biologists from the University of Pennsylvania has developed an army of tiny robots that can access hard-to-reach areas of the oral cavity to remove plaque and biofilm.

A team of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers has developed a new class of membranes that not only promotes gingival tissue, but also stimulates bone regeneration.

The proper management of dental unit water systems will help ensure the provision of safe care.

An examination of the current science supporting immediate placement of dental implants.

Not all innocuous-looking oral mucosal lesions are benign and a histopathological exam is the best tool for establishing a definitive diagnosis.

The concept of P4 medicine — participation, prediction, prevention and personalization — offers new tools to manage the various stages of periodontal disease.