Five-year survival rates for patients with oral cavity or pharynx cancers have been steadily increasing, thanks to earlier detection and improved treatment.

When counseling patients to quit smoking, dentists and other health professionals naturally stress the impact of nicotine on health.

As more dental practitioners delay retirement beyond age 65, the average age of dentists is going up nationally.

What influences dentists to participate in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)?

Industry analysts estimate the more than $2 billion global dental imaging market will expand at a moderate compound annual growth rate of 6.8% by 2024, driven largely by purchases of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) equipment.

For a decade and a half, the annual A State of Decay report from Oral Health America, a Chicago-based nonprofit health advocacy group, has ranked states based on their quality of dental care for older adults.

Although the percentage of female dentists has been growing, dentistry remains primarily a male profession.

As employers have learned more about the impact of preventable illness on the cost of employer-sponsored health benefits and overall productivity, they have become increasingly interested in company wellness plans that encourage healthy…

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it would allow state Medicaid programs to add work or community volunteering requirements for nonelderly, nonpregnant adults who are eligible for Medicaid for a…

Dental procedures may only represent 4% of national health care expenditures, but in Washington, D.C., dentists carry clout.