COSTA MESA, Calif. — CareCredit, a patient financing company, is expanding its educational library with the addition of a new audio program, “Building a Healthy Patient-Practice Partnership,” featuring Cathy Jameson, PhD, founder of Jameson…

Vancouver – The American Academy of Periodontology has named Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD, a clinical professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and an adjunct clinical professor at…

The integration of oral health in noncommunicable disease prevention efforts was the main focus of a United Nations (UN) event hosted by the New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) and its World Health Organization (WHO)…

CHICAGO — A new policy from the American Dental Association (ADA) “strongly discourages the practice of direct to the consumer (DTC) dental laboratory services due to the potential for irreversible harm to patients.” The policy expands on…

Digital workflows can improve efficiency and outcomes during fully guided surgical implant placement and immediate provisionalization in the esthetic zone.

HARRISBURG, Pa./PRNewswire/ — People with chronic health conditions who received preventive dental care covered by BlueCross Dental benefits had fewer costly emergency room visits and hospital stays than those who did not, according to a…

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to practice good toothbrushing habits with their children by taking the pledge to brush with them during National Brush Day on November 1. Held the day after Halloween, National Brush Day is part of…

Individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have significantly poorer health than their peers and evidence suggests inadequate oral hygiene practices as a major contributing factor. Investigators at New York University Rory Meyers…

The Delta Dental Foundation has gifted Case Western Reserve University’s  (CWRU) School of Dental Medicine $1 million for new equipment to better serve patients. The foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental, presented the school…

University of Penn Dental Medicine and the Academy for Advancing Leadership have partnered to develop an online certification program for clinical dental educators. Penn Dental Medicine and University of Pittsburgh faculty will teach the…