The American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation will award a three year, $375,000 grant to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (AIMMC) to support a new program designed to improve access to oral health care for children with…

Several Medicare for All proposals set to go before Congress aim to integrate dental care into comprehensive health care.

The Santa Fe Group, a group of dental educators, researchers and stakeholders, recently hosted an event in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss the latest evidence supporting adding an adult dental benefit under Medicare. 

To help people appreciate their natural teeth and increase awareness about the importance of practicing good oral hygiene, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) teamed up with Illinois State Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake) to…

The reason why many American adults are uncomfortable in the dental chair might be due to lack of familiarity with dental terminology

Melina Larsen, PhD, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University at Albany, has received a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study the causes of fibrosis and ways…

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has announced the rebranding of Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children, its charitable arm, as the AAPD Foundation.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is clarifying its guideline on opioid prescribing to address the findings of a multidisciplinary panel of medical experts that determined health care professionals and…

Sharukh S. Khajotia, BDS, PhD, associate dean for research at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to further his investigation into dental caries…