The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.6 million grant to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to study regulatory T-cells (Tregs) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to better understand why…

Charlotte, NC– Thanks to a generous product donation from 3M Oral Care, America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) continues to expand the delivery of oral health services across the country, ensuring children…

LOUISVILLE. Ky. - As dental students prepare to launch clinical careers or take the next step in their educational journey, a select group will carry with them unique insights gained through work in underserved areas throughout Kentucky.…

CHICAGO, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A new video released today by the American Association of Endodontists helps patients understand how the advanced training, specialized techniques and superior technologies used by endodontists help save…

A new 5-year study of South Carolina hospitals notes that facilities that implemented the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety List—a 19-item checklist aimed at increasing communication in surgery—experienced a 22% reduction…

CHICAGO, April 27, 2017 — The American Dental Association (ADA) announced new resources for dental professionals and the public related to genetics and oral health. According to the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs’ Genetic Testing…

Chapel Hill, N.C.— The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry Department of Periodontology will host the 2017 Perio Expo, May 4-6. The two-day program, which is sponsored by Sunstar, is designed to bring…

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,…