In January 2018, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, changed its reimbursement policy regarding dental opioid prescriptions to patients age 20 and younger with significant results. New data demonstrate a 45% decrease in the number of…

The risk of COVID-19 transmission via dental aerosols is a conundrum faced by dental practices across the United States. The dental clinic at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor is no exception. With 40…

Americans are doing what they can to save money in these unprecedented times, but there is one area where many are willing to pay more: the dental office. Specifically, patients would pay more for less painful dental injections.

Many dental and other healthcare providers switched to telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) measured the mechanical and morphological changes that occur during enamel erosion caused by sugary beverages.

With funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, scientists have bioengineered a nanoparticle that might provide an alternative treatment to help prevent caries, rather than treat lesions once they form. This…

Leaders from across the dental industry have announced the formation of the Dental AI Council (DAIC), an organization devoted to helping define the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in dentistry. Representing all major industry…

Scientists have created a nanoparticle that might provide an alternative treatment that would help prevent caries, rather than treat lesions once they impact dentition.

An artificial intelligence (AI) program that scans dental images may someday serve as an aid to diagnosis.

Candida albicans infections in the mouth are often painful for people who develop infections such as burning mouth syndrome or thrush.