Explore the evidence behind air polishing, salivary testing, adjunctive antibiotics, and laser therapy to determine which approaches improve periodontal outcomes and where traditional instrumentation remains essential.
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Oral Health Is One Thing Americans Can Agree On
The latest CareQuest poll finds significant bipartisan support for expanding dental coverage especially for older adults, those…
Good News and Bad News on the Status of America’s Oral Health
New survey data reveal encouraging oral health habits among adults and children, along with some surprising gaps that oral health…
When a Workplace Injury Becomes a Dental Case
After a 2012 accident left him in a coma, a Delaware man’s dental problems eventually became the subject of a workers’ compensation…
Help Anxious Patients See the Bigger Picture
Learn how advances in dental imaging and patient-centered communication can help address radiation concerns while supporting…
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement on July 20 recommending the addition of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine series to the current armamentarium of immunizations against SARS-CoV-2 among individuals…
New Clinical Trial Shows COVID-19 Vaccines Rapidly Lose Effectiveness
A clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows that while COVID-19 vaccines initially enable the body to produce high levels of antibodies to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, this response…
Supply Shortages Interfere With Community Water Fluoridation
Officials in Dover, New Hampshire, had to cease the community’s water fluoridation program due to the lack of available sodium fluoride. While oral health professionals do not expect a short blip in the fluoridation of the area’s water to…
Kancld Software Automatically Refills Canceled Appointments
Cancellations are one of the biggest areas of financial loss for a dental practice. Some people might have you believe they’re unavoidable — just the inevitable “cost of doing business,” no matter how successful you are. The truth is that a…
Legislation Seeks to Expand Dental Care to US Reserve Component Members
The proposed Healthcare for our Troops Act (HR 3512) would expand both medical and dental benefits to reserve component members of the United States Armed Forces, which includes the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine…
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Operation Smile and Align Technology Announce Title Sponsorship of Operation Smile’s International…
Operation Smile today announced that Align Technology, a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures and sells the Invisalign system of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital…
Dental Researchers Make Discovery Regarding Periodontal Diseases and Alzheimer Disease
Researchers at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have discovered a link between Fusobacterium nucleatum, a periodontal pathogen, and the progression of Alzheimer disease. They found that the pro-inflammatory F. nucleatum …
NIH Funds Research on Oral Effects of HIV
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Case Western University School of Dental Medicine $3.25 million to investigate the oral health effects of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). More than 30% of those with HIV develop oral…
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