With advances in dentistry driving up the cost of therapy, financing plans can improve outcomes by helping patients access needed care.

On Tuesday, July 10, the American Dental Association  Health Policy Institute (HPI) will host a free webinar at 1 p.m. ET titled, “Do We Need Fewer or More Dentists in the U.S. in the Coming Years?” Marko Vujicic, PhD, chief economist…

The University of Connecticut (UConn) has recruited Sharon M. Gordon, DDS, MPH, PhD,  as UConn School of Dental Medicine’s next dean. She will be the first woman to serve as dean of the dental school in its more than 50-year history.…

CHICAGO, June 28, 2018 – Following the release of A State of Decay, Vol. IV, a state by state analysis of the oral health of older adults 65+, Oral Health America (OHA) is introducing a State Spotlight series to ‘go beyond the score’ to…

LOMPOC, CA.— DenMat Holdings has announced the recent issuance of a new patent by the United States Patent & Trademark Office for its line of Snap-On Smile removable dental appliances. United States Patent No. 9,901,429 is for an…

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP)  has released a comprehensive update to the classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions. The complete suite of review papers and consensus reports from a joint…

Funds will provide learning opportunities to health care students; boost number of professionals serving people with developmental disabilities  SAN FRANCISCO  — The Special Care Clinic and Hospital Dentistry Program at University of the…

Patients may wish to reconsider their drinking habits due to recent findings that heavy drinkers may experience higher concentrations of pathogenic microflora (such as Actinomyces, Bacteroidales and Neisseria) in the oral microbiome than…

University of Washington (UW) researchers have designed a natural biogenic agent that uses proteins to rebuild dental enamel and treat dental caries.

Alexandria, Va., USA – The fluoridation of America’s drinking water was among the great public health achievements of the twentieth century but there is a scarcity of studies from the last three decades investigating the impact of water…