Educator, mentor, scholar, and innovator, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RDH, MS, EdD, FADHA, transformed dental hygiene education and inspired generations of oral health professionals.

A student-founded startup is helping dental practices streamline scheduling, insurance verification, and patient communication with artificial intelligence, potentially improving access to care while reducing administrative burdens.

A proposed Wisconsin regulation limiting which dentists can advertise themselves as specialists has ignited a clash between patient protection advocates and free speech proponents.

A new report by Yahoo Finance reveals that despite strong earning potential, many dentists face significant debt, rising practice costs, and investment risks that can threaten long-term financial security.

New research finds that heavily used disposable e-cigarettes can accumulate significantly higher levels of harmful aldehydes, potentially increasing users’ exposure to toxic compounds.

While clindamycin remains a familiar option in dental prescribing, emerging data and patient outcomes underscore a critical need for antibiotic stewardship and clearer patient communication around the risk of C. difficile infection.

Using techniques and materials familiar to oral health professionals, a multidisciplinary team restored function and quality of life for a young green aracari with a custom-made prosthetic beak.

The American Dental Association and a coalition of health organizations are warning that weaker Food and Drug Administration oversight of flavored vaping products could increase youth nicotine addiction and expand access to high-risk…

A decade after the United States Supreme Court rebuked the North Carolina Dental Board for anticompetitive conduct, critics argue the board continues to restrict competition, limit dental hygienists, and shape dentistry to protect…

A major infection-control breakdown at a dental office has reignited urgent conversations about sterilization protocols, single-use devices, and the profession’s responsibility to protect patient safety.