The Florida legislature is considering two bills that would allow the licensure of dental therapists in the hopes of improving access to dental care for the Sunshine State’s most vulnerable residents. More than 140 organizations and…

A package of bills has been introduced in the New York State legislature to tackle the shortage of oral health professionals. One bill aims to reduce barriers to licensure for out-of-state trained dentists. Another would add dentists to the…

The American Dental Association (ADA), in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, has released…

A recent study published in BDJ Open assessed the amount of fluoride toothpaste parents used to brush the teeth of children up to age 2. Parents were asked to dose two commercially available toothpastes with 1,000 ppm fluoride each,…

More than half of the counties in Wisconsin have a shortage of oral health professionals. Anticipated retirements and departures from the dental workforce exacerbate this issue. However, recent legislative measures offer a glimpse of hope.…

The American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS) program, one of the biggest events focused on children’s oral health, kicked off at Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington, DC, on February 1. More…

University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics research, sponsored by the Delta Dental Institute, reveals that a mobile application, Dental.Aging.Tips, significantly enhances caregivers’ abilities to provide oral hygiene care…

The National Council of Insurance Legislators has endorsed model legislation for a dental loss ratio (DLR) in dentistry, collaborated on by the American Dental Association and the National Association of Dental Plans. This framework…

British citizens are increasingly seeking dental treatment abroad due to shortcomings in the United Kingdom’s (UK) dental healthcare system, according to Reuters. Facing a shortage of providers and limited access to affordable care, many…

Staff, faculty, and students from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry organized Craniofacial Cheer Day, offering a special experience for patients with craniofacial differences. Piggybacking on…