Although underserved patients often turn to hospital emergency departments for routine dental care, emergency departments can’t treat dental conditions — they can only prescribe medication to ease pain. This led investigators at Boston…

Along with a steady increase in oral and oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed in the United States — estimated at 48,330 new cases this year — the five-year survival rate has also risen. While the rising survival rate is good news, many…

Clinicians have a choice of therapies to manage oral biofilm, and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine are suggesting one more, as they report plant-based antimicrobial peptides may be equally…

A new study from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine reports that stem cells found within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are capable of regenerating cartilage and repairing damaged joints. This research offers hope to the…

The School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina University has opened a new research facility to provide students and faculty designated space to build upon the university’s research efforts. On Oct. 28, university officials celebrated the…

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s departments of Biochemistry and Pathology in the School of Dental Medicine have used codon optimization to create a genetic engineering technique that persuades lettuce and tobacco plants to…

Costa Mesa, Ca, AND RED BANK, NJ – The American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM) has honored Jamie Perryman with its 12th annual AADOM Practice Administrator of the Year Award. Perryman is director of operations for Grove…

André Ritter, DDS, MS, chair of the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s School of Dentistry ‘s Department of Operative Dentistry, has been named the Thomas P. Hinman Distinguished Professor in Restorative Dentistry. Ritter…

Dental professionals are invited to participate in Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, Nov. 14-20. This annual observance is intended to engage health care providers to improve antibiotic stewardship in outpatient, inpatient and nursing home…

Program seeks to grow a diverse and qualified cohort of pediatric dental and dental hygiene faculty who will expand dental access by engaging trainees in quality, community-based rotations. Courtney H. Chinn, DDS, MPH, clinical associate…