Legislation AB 1519 is moving forward in the California State Legislature that, if enacted, would extend the authority of the Dental Board of California through 2024, and make several changes to the state’s Dental Practice Act.

Daniel J. Klemmedson, DDS, MD, has been installed as president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA).

Henry Schein Inc has announced that it presented five Farmingdale State College SUNY dental hygiene students with “Henry Schein – Farmingdale State College SUNY Academic Grants” during the school’s recent Department of Dental Hygiene…

Children born to women who received high doses of vitamin D during pregnancy had a 50% lower risk of enamel defects in permanent dentition than those whose mothers received a standard dose, according to a report in JAMA Pediatrics.

A report in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry suggests a highly sensitive “sniff cam” may be able to identify and measure volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that indicate disease.

In a development that may have implications for treating periodontal disease, a team from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry has identified a protein that plays a key role in the autophagy process that can lead…

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) will host a safety symposium on the "Hidden Threats and Safe Practices: Steps to Creating a Safe Dental Home," November 8-9, 2019 in Chicago.

Elite athletes may be in excellent physical condition, however, there is one area that needs improvement: their oral health.

Researchers at New York University (NYU) Oral Cancer Center were awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study the role of artemin in oral cancer pain and…

The America’s Dentists Care Foundation (ADCF) Board of Directors met in August at Planmeca’s North American headquarters in Chicago.