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.

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.

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.