The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $630,444 to Kathleen Paul, PhD, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, to conduct comprehensive research on the dental genetic architecture of two primate…

The Jefferson Health Abington Dental Care Access Program celebrates its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of providing essential dental services to underinsured and uninsured residents in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In collaboration…

A recent study published in the journal Vaccine: X explored the potential role of oral health professionals in identifying candidates for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, given the link between HPV and oral cancers. Conducted in…

Arkansas is without a single dental school and its residents have the poorest oral health in the United States. Lyon College in Batesville has been planning to open the School of Oral Health and Dental Medicine in Little Rock in 2025.…

University of Connecticut Health researchers are pioneering nonsurgical approaches to alleviate temporomandibular pain disorders (TMD), offering free treatment via a federally funded clinical trial. TMD, affecting 11 to 12 million US…

Delta Dental’s 2024 State of America's Oral Health and Wellness Report underscores a growing understanding of oral health’s significance in overall well-being. With 91% of adults valuing dental visits as crucial as annual physicals,…

A study published in BMC Oral Health underscores the correlation between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor dental health among young people, shedding light on the importance of integrating this knowledge into dental health…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved pivmecillinam, marketed as Pivya, for treating uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs), marking the first FDA-approved antibiotic for uUTIs in more than two…

Geelsu Hwang, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, has designed a new type of implant that provides antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties that inhibit biofilm proliferation. With a…

A study published in Frontiers in Public Health highlights a significant knowledge gap among dentists and dental hygienists regarding the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections on oral health. The research found that while…