When Untreated Tooth Decay Turns Deadly
A fatal case of sepsis linked to untreated dental caries underscores how oral disease can rapidly escalate into life-threatening…
Speak Out Against Expanding Anesthesia to Dental Assistants by December 18!
A California pilot program proposing to allow expanded function dental assistants to administer local anesthesia threatens to blur…
California’s System of Providing Dental Care Is in Crisis
New reporting from the San Francisco Standard reveals a worsening dental hygienist shortage in California that is reshaping both…
Who Should Give the Shot? New Anesthesia Pilot for Dental Assistants Sparks…
A new California pilot program would allow dental assistants to administer local anesthesia, a move many dentists welcome for…
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Study Shows How Drugs Developed to Treat Periodontal Disease Impact Blood Vessel Elasticity
Researchers use 3D-printed blood vessels to investigate the effects of fluid flow on tissues.
Inequity Is Significant Focus of ‘Oral Health in America’ Report
The Journal of the American Dental Association published an overview of key points outlined in the longer, more in-depth report: “Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges,” produced by the National Institute of Dental and…
Vaccination Against Monkeypox Begins to Contain Outbreak of Cases
As more cases of the infectious viral disease—monkeypox—pop up outside of its native west and central Africa, some nations have begun vaccination programs to ensure the outbreak remains contained. Thus far, more than 230 cases of monkeypox…
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Joins Effort to Transform Pharmaceuticals
The Center for Integrated Material Science and Engineering for Pharmaceutical Products—an interprofessional collaborative dedicated to transforming the way the world develops medications—has a new member: the Minnesota Dental Research…
Nerves That Facilitate Taste Also Open the Door to SARS-CoV-2
Research from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research found that the nerve fibers that pass information from the brain to the tongue, mouth, and throat also provide a port of entry for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
Pediatric Radiographic Assessment Depends on Age and Provider Type
A new study that analyzed more than 6 million pediatric dental insurance claims from 2005 to 2015 found that patient age and provider type greatly impacted the number of radiographs captured during an appointment. Recently published in the…
Rare Monkeypox Found in the United States
A case of monkeypox, a rare infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, has been reported in a Massachusetts resident who had recently traveled to Canada. Additionally, six Americans who were exposed to the viral disease by a…
New Research to Investigate Etiology of Early Childhood Caries Among Underrepresented Groups
The Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester in New York has received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study the factors behind early childhood caries in…
Private Practice Reveal Longevity of Root Canal Treatment
Research from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry that included data from more than 46,000 electronic health records found that 11 years is the average survival rate for teeth post-root canal treatment.…
Dental Hygiene Program Partners With Resettlement Agency to Help Afghan Refugees
The Department of Dental Hygiene at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts, has partnered with the International Institute of New England to provide dental care to 32 children from Afghanistan. The pediatric patients had…
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