In early December, members of the Washington House Health and Wellness Committee attended a work session on dental therapy. During the meeting, committee members heard from oral health professionals, community members, and patients about…

In a collaborative effort, the NASA team from the University of Pittsburg School of Dental Medicine’s INTINILAB is working with a biomedical startup to study the effects of lack of gravity on skeletal stem cells. In experiments conducted…

With medical and/or recreational use of marijuana now legal in a growing number of states, it’s not surprising there has been an uptick in patients presenting for dental care under the influence. What may seem unlikely, however, is how…

A recent study published in Scientific Reports looked at the association between the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in children and the presence of enamel defects. The study—conducted on rats—looked at the effects of…

The TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence in Chicago—a state-of-the-art dental clinic designed to provide much-needed dental care to underserved populations—has idle operatories instead of patients due to legislative red tape. The problem is…

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, students and faculty from University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry returned to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to participate in San Francisco’s Project Homeless…

Approximately 6.9% of dental hygienists in the United States are men. However, the gender disparity in the dental hygiene profession is even more pronounced in Japan. The country has more than 142,000 dental hygienists and only 91 are men,…

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) has released the program for its flagship conference, the 39th Annual AACD Scientific Session, scheduled April 26–29 in Dallas. Offering top-tier educational opportunities from leaders in…

The Healthier Smiles Program, a part of Save the Children—an organization dedicated to giving children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm—received a $3 million donation from the Mars Wrigley…

For more than 66 years, the advice column “Dear Abby” has featured readers’ questions on a wide variety of topics—from etiquette conundrums to family dynamics—with answers first provided by Pauline Phillips, followed by her daughter Jeanne…