A team from the United Kingdom suggests environmental influences may play a larger role in establishing an individual’s salivary microbiome than genetics. Published in MBio, the study, “The Human Salivary Microbiome Is Shaped by Shared…

Dentist-prescribed antibiotics are likely responsible for a growing number of Clostridium difficile infections .

Study to compare cavity prevention techniques in school-based dental programs  The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a research team at New York…

By changing the formulation’s acidity, a lower dose of lidocaine can be as effective as a higher dose of the local anesthetic.

CHICAGO — Earlier this month, Oral Heath America (OHA) brought Board Members, Oral Health Advocates and staff to Capitol Hill for their annual Advocacy Day event to meet with members of Congress and recognize leaders who have worked toward…

CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2017 – Richard A. Huot, DDS, a general dentist and practice management consultant in Vero Beach, Florida, was elected second vice president of the American Dental Association (ADA) during a meeting of the ADA House of…

Dr. Jeffrey Cole, DDS, to assume ADA presidency in 2018   CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2017 – Dr. Jeffrey Cole, DDS, a dentist in Wilmington, Delaware, is the new president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA).  Cole was recently elected…

CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2017 – Joseph P. Crowley, DDS, a general dentist practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the new president of the American Dental Association (ADA). Crowley, who was elected president-elect last year, was recently installed as…

New Coalition Aims to Shine Light on Significant Need to Enhance Oral Health Care for People with Disabilities; Two-Day Inaugural Meeting October 26-27 ALBERTSON, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – The Viscardi Center announced today…

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – More than 20 oral and maxillofacial surgeons were honored by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) for contributing to the specialty through their exceptional research, education and…