New survey data reveal encouraging oral health habits among adults and children, along with some surprising gaps that oral health professionals can help close.
After a 2012 accident left him in a coma, a Delaware man’s dental problems eventually became the subject of a workers’ compensation battle that reached the state Supreme Court.
A press release announced some sort of joint agreement between the American Dental Association, Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, and American Board of Dental Examiners that invites more questions than provides answers.
The Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association is challenging a proposed rule that would allow permitted dental assistants to perform supragingival scaling and periodontal charting, arguing that the Dental Board exceeded its authority.
A new documentary revisits the extreme transformations of 'The Swan' and reveals how aggressive cosmetic dentistry left some contestants with lasting oral health problems.
The new recommendations emphasize the role of dental visits as the key to reducing oral cancer deaths, which number more than 8,300 every year in the United States.
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.