NYU Meyers’ Judith Haber among the five leaders honored for striving to achieve equity in local communities across the country New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s Judith Haber, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, executive director…

 Kicking off a year of free dental service for children from underserved D.C. communities What it is: Nearly one in three children ages 2 to 5 in the United States are affected by tooth decay, according to the American Academy of…

NEW YORK, NY (May 19, 2017): Colgate-Palmolive has announced the release of the new oral health care textbook, Prevention Across the Lifespan: A Review of Evidence- Based Interventions for Common Oral Conditions. With a heightened focus on…

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is pleased to announce that member Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD, is the first recipient of its new Sunstar Innovation Grant (SIG). The $30,000 research grant, a component of the AAP’s recent…

SAN FRANCISCO (May 15, 2017) – Following a national search, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry has announced the selection of Cindy Lyon, DDS, EdD, ‘86,  to serve as the school's new associate dean for Oral…

Northern Arizona University (NAU) has received a $224,000 grant from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission to help identify the biological factors behind the early childhood caries epidemic in Arizona. According to NAU, 40% of the…

The results of a systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that individuals with substance use disorders are commonly associated with comorbid illnesses — including oral health conditions, such as caries and periodontal disease.…

Research from Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gotenburg in Sweden has identified a possible new etiology for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), which traditionally is thought to be caused by a virus. Rather than a viral…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.6 million grant to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to study regulatory T-cells (Tregs) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to better understand why…

Charlotte, NC– Thanks to a generous product donation from 3M Oral Care, America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) continues to expand the delivery of oral health services across the country, ensuring children…