Prisyna, the oral care division of Synedgen, has announced the market launch of Moisyn Rinse for the relief of xerostomia. Moisyn Rinse is the follow-up companion to Prisyna’s Moisyn Mist xerostomia spray. The Moisyn line is the first…

Oral health professionals are encouraged to help raise awareness of the role infection prevention plays to improve patient and clinician safety during International Infection Prevention Week, Oct. 14–20.  This year’s theme, “Protecting…

An appropriations funding bill was approved by President Trump on September 28, increasing funding for several dental education programs. The National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research received $461.7 million — a $14 million…

Coltene, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, hosted the second North America Key Opinion Leader Symposium, September 20-22 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth hotel in Montreal. The event brought together more than 60 dental experts from the United…

Researchers from the Chiang Mai University in Thailand published a study in the current issue of Anesthesia Progress that compared the success rates of pulpal anesthesia in children pre-medicated with ibuprofen when local anesthesia was…

CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2018 — The American Dental Association (ADA), American Dental Education Association, and American Student Dental Association have released a task force report supporting the modernization of the dental licensure process. …

Findings from a dissertation at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gotenburg in Sweden, provides a clearer picture on burning mouth syndrome. The dissertation “On Characteristics of Burning Mouth Syndrome Patients,” is part of a larger…

Experts synthesize best evidence to aid dentists in planning treatments CHICAGO – The American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs and the ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry has released an “Evidence-Based…

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation for Endodontics will be presented with the 2018 Shils Fund Special Recognition Award at the Union League on October 4 in Philadelphia. This tribute acknowledges the foundation's…

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a $1.4 million, 4-year grant to researchers at New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) to identify…