Margaret "Peg" Walsh, RDH, MS, MA, EdD—one of dental hygiene's most prolific educators, researchers, and mentors—passed away in January following a lengthy battle with cancer.

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry is the latest recipient of research grants totaling more than $20 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) designed to reduce oral health disparities and…

Washington state has significant access-to-care problems, with the state's poorest residents—generally Native Americans and other minority groups—experiencing disproportionate amounts of dental diseases.

February marks National Children's Dental Health Month, and reigning Miss Native American USA Kristina Hyatt, RDH, is teaming up with America's ToothFairy: National Children's Oral Health Foundation to improve the oral health of Native…

The recent launch of the Colorado Medical-Dental Integration Project (CO-MDI) is helping make affordable medical and dental care for the centennial state's most vulnerable residents more accessible than ever before.

Individuals who fear the dentist may avoid the dental office for years, leading to poor oral health and lack of trust.

More than $2 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants were awarded in 2015.

For those without dental insurance, a trip to the dental office for routine and preventive oral health care may be out of reach.

Earlier this year, in an effort to protect public health, Jake Manahan, JD, a citizen member of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, proposed implementing random inspections of dental offices throughout the state.

They've just started their orthodontic residency program, but six dentists are already making history