Investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have found that macrophages, in addition to T cells, act as a reservoir for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These…

Penn Dental Medicine students and Temple University students helped raise awareness about oral cancer as part of National Oral Cancer Awareness Month during the Philadelphia Oral Cancer Walk and 5K Run on April 1. This was the ninth…

R. Lamont “Monty” MacNeil, DDS, MDentSc, dean of the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Dental Medicine, has begun a one-year term as chair-elect of the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Board of Directors,…

Although tooth decay is the most common chronic disease for children and teens, many kids are not receiving dental sealants — a proven form of prevention. Last fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged states to “help…

Researchers at Penn Dental School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have found a new treatment for periodontitis involving a drug the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved for psoriasis that blocks the activity…

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) will award $11.7 million over the next 3 years to the Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Resource Center: Supporting Regenerative Medicine in Dental, Oral and Craniofacial…

A consortium of six California universities is working to develop advanced strategies for treating craniofacial and dental defects. Under the umbrella of the Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration…

A petition to stop community water fluoridation programs has been denied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As part of efforts to prevent caries, community water fluoridation is practiced by 20 nations and thousands of…

Ensuring that children receive their first dental visit following the eruption of their first tooth or by age 1 is a practice recommended by most dental organizations. However, a recent study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham…

27th Annual Event Raises Funds for Vulnerable Americans CHICAGO, April 5, 2017 - Oral Health America (OHA) announced that its 27th Annual Gala & Benefit raised more than $563,000 for OHA's programs and campaigns that support oral…