Huakun Xu Captures Major Research Award for His Team and School of Dentistry University of Maryland, March 21 — For inventing a new dental filling material that inhibits damaging bacteria and, at the same time, remineralizing teeth, Huakun…

Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatment for Rickets Researchers are a step closer to finding more effective treatment for X linked hypophosphatemia (XLH)—the most common form of heritable rickets. A rare condition most often diagnosed in…

Evidence of Vaccine Resistant Pertussis Found In a letter published in February in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in…

Ancient Teeth Reveal Impact of Diet Change In comparison to prehistoric or medieval man, it seems reasonable to assume that the general balance of human oral bacterial composition today has improved from that of our forbearers. Yet, an…

Health Officials Urge FDA to Limit Sweeteners in Sodas Though most people might shy away from eating 16 teaspoons of sugar in one sitting, they make this choice every time they crack open a 20 oz bottle of soda. Over

Jane S. Grover to Direct Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations New center will focus on advancing clinical research in periodontology and implantology to serve as a worldwide resource for the public CHICAGO, March 7,…

UCLA Dentistry gets $5M to establish clinical research center for patient care, education New center will focus on advancing clinical research in periodontology and implantology to serve as a worldwide resource for the public…

ADA Welcomes President Bill Clinton as Distinguished Speaker at Annual Session 2013 Convention Slated Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 in New Orleans CHICAGO, March 6, 2013 —The American Dental Association (ADA) will welcome President Bill Clinton to the…

Ultradent Products, Inc. Announces Dr. Dan E. Fischer Seminar Dates for Lessons of the Downturn Positioning for the Future SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, February 2013 – Ultradent Products, Inc. is proud to announce the 2013 dates for several…

Crosstex® Issued Patents for Revolutionary Sterilization Pouches Hauppauge, New York – February 26, 2013 — Crosstex International, Inc., a subsidiary of Cantel Medical Corp., is pleased to announce the recent issuance of patents covering…