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…

April is National Facial Protection Month, and five dental organizations are teaming up to educate the public about how to protect against facial injuries while participating in sports. According to a study in the journal Sports Health,…

Crosstex AXESS™ Mask is a single-use, lightweight and low profile nasal mask that is contoured to form fit comfortably over the patient’s nose and is available in three sizes and two scents – mint and bubblegum. A clear, unscented version…

The FBI’s Cyber Division has issued an alert to health care professionals warning of cyber attacks targeting File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers to access protected health information and personally identifiable information. Such data,…