The Respecting Fluoride for Kids Act would require insurers, including Medi-Cal, to cover fluoride varnish for children and young adults through age 21 without a copay.

After three decades in private practice, Rostyslav Stepanenko, DMD, is returning to Ukraine to volunteer his dental skills caring for the nation’s military veterans.

A nearly $2 million NIH grant aims to help dentists bring vital pulp therapy into everyday practice through hands-on training, case-based learning, and evidence-based treatment guidelines.

From periodontal charting and radiographic analysis to practice management and surgical planning, artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful clinical aid while leaving the final judgment in the clinician’s hands.

Jonathan E. Burke, DMD, a New Jersey oral and maxillofacial surgeon, will oversee the nation’s leading dental research institute and its $520 million research portfolio.

Congratulations to Susan Gorman, MEd, RDH, the August winner of the Sunstar Ebrief Giveaway. The clinical programs coordinator with the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science…

A young Canadian man had a large green mark, labeled "scar tissue" by physicians, on the back of his ear for more than 20 years. However, one trip to the dentist and the mystery is solved.

High- and extreme-caries-risk patients may benefit from a personalized, multimodal prevention strategy that combines behavioral changes with targeted at-home and professionally applied therapies.

The Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026 would require every state to provide adult dental coverage while increasing federal funding to help pay for it.

As military dental resources shrink, experts warn that failing to account for dental emergencies could leave service members unable to eat, train, or perform their missions.