A new legislative push in West Virginia may empower dentists and dental hygienists to administer the vaccine, eliminating an extra trip that may stand between patients and cancer prevention.

Explore the evidence behind air polishing, salivary testing, adjunctive antibiotics, and laser therapy to determine which approaches improve periodontal outcomes and where traditional instrumentation remains essential.

The latest CareQuest poll finds significant bipartisan support for expanding dental coverage especially for older adults, those with disabilities, and veterans.

New survey data reveal encouraging oral health habits among adults and children, along with some surprising gaps that oral health professionals can help close.

After a 2012 accident left him in a coma, a Delaware man’s dental problems eventually became the subject of a workers’ compensation battle that reached the state Supreme Court.

Learn how advances in dental imaging and patient-centered communication can help address radiation concerns while supporting appropriate diagnostic imaging.

Professional guitarist Shane Parish writes an album called ‘Dental Work’ to help cover more than $5,000 of dental expenses.

A press release announced some sort of joint agreement between the American Dental Association, Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, and American Board of Dental Examiners that invites more questions than provides answers.

Learn how to distinguish recurrent aphthous stomatitis, oral lichen planus, mucous membrane pemphigoid, and pemphigus vulgaris and why an accurate diagnosis matters.

The Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association is challenging a proposed rule that would allow permitted dental assistants to perform supragingival scaling and periodontal charting, arguing that the Dental Board exceeded its authority.