Dimensions Board Member Receives Prestigious Gies Award
Pamela Zarkowski, BSDH, MPH, JD, is the recipient of the 2017 Gies Award for Achievement—Dental Educator.
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Cleft Palate Repair Costs the Same for Internationally Adopted Children
The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal – Since 2009, United States residents have adopted more children from China than any other country. Since China has a high prevalence of cleft lip and palate, some of these children require extra…
Study Notes Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions
Study Notes Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions Although underserved patients often turn to hospital emergency departments for routine dental care, emergency departments can’t treat dental conditions—they can only prescribe…
Jaw Bone Stem Cells Help Repair Damaged Cartilage
Jaw Bone Stem Cells Help Repair Damaged Cartilage A new study from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine reports that stem cells found within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are capable of regenerating cartilage and repairing…
Antimicrobial Peptides May Help in Biofilm Management
Plant Based Antimicrobial Peptides Show Promise in Managing Biofilm Clinicians have a choice of therapies to manage oral biofilm, and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine are suggesting one more,…
Treating Xerostomia in Oral Cancer Survivors
Treating Xerostomia in Oral Cancer Survivors Along with a steady increase in oral and oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed in the United States—estimated at 48,330 new cases this year—the 5 year survival rate has also risen. While the rising…
A Tailored Approach to Instrumentation
Dental hygienists, especially those at the top of their skill set, use the blended approach—which combines the use of ultrasonic and hand instrumentation—in order to achieve the best patient outcomes.
Report Examines Tie Between Mercury Exposure and Dental Restorations
The potential negative effects of mercury released from amalgam dental restorative materials and bisphenol A (BPA) leaked from composite resin dental materials have been long debated.
Increasing Collaboration
Recently, while reading online, this headline caught my attention: "Dentists to Test Patients' Blood Pressure Under New Program."
UCSF Professor Awarded $8M For Dental Stem Cell Research
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research recently awarded Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, with one of two inaugural Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) grants
