Despite some dental hygiene programs dropping root planing from the clinical curriculum, embedded calculus continues to hinder periodontal healing. Tactilely smooth roots, achieved through root planing, remain key to long-term periodontal…

You will explore the nine intricate muscles that make up the tongue, revealing their unique roles and how they work in harmony (or don’t) to affect daily functions like speech, breathing, and swallowing. You’ll learn to identify and…

Dentists can now instantly access patients’ current medical conditions and medications with a new app. It may help streamline care, reduce risk, and boost treatment success in the dental operatory.

The initiative hopes to keep dental professionals continually informed with real-time, evidence-based clinical guidelines. This living guideline model ensures faster integration of new research into clinical practice, advancing oral and…

Florida is now the second state in the U.S. to ban water fluoridation, igniting a nationwide clash between government mandates and personal choice. While health authorities warn of dental consequences, state leaders say forced fluoridation…

The United States Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to pull fluoride drops and tablets for children off the market, citing potential health risks like. Oral health professionals warn this move could put caries-prone kids at…

While implant therapy has a high success rate, complications do happen, and dental hygienists are on the frontlines of supporting implant health. With a rapidly growing body of evidence on implant maintenance, hygienists need to know how to…

A cutting-edge oral cancer therapy is moving closer to reality thanks to a $400,000 National Institutes of Health grant awarded to UT Health San Antonio and biotech startup Keraceuticals. Their first-in-class drug, CIDD99, could finally…

Patients with severe dental anxiety often mask their fears while hoping dental staff will notice. A new Swedish study reveals this disconnect and offers a simple solution.

The American Dental Association is standing with more than 500 organizations to oppose a federal budget proposal that slashes public health funding by 30%.