Administering effective pain management to patients is key to successful dental treatment.

The Patterson Foundation has announced $323,000 in grant funding to 20 nonprofit organizations in the oral and animal health fields.

Patients are most comfortable discussing demographics and answering standard dental questions with oral health professionals, but are less comfortable answering questions about trauma, stress, and behavioral patterns.

Patients with dental anxiety may find it easier to get comfortable in the dental chair thanks to the development of a bioactive peptide that would replace traditional methods of treating caries.

Two bills that could potentially expand children’s access to oral health care providers are moving through the Washington State Legislature, according to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).

The Santa Fe Group (SFG), a not-for-profit, nationally recognized, action-oriented think tank with a passion to improve oral health for the public, has announced the appointment of Steven W. Kess, MBA, as its new president.

Floss has long been the primary device recommended for cleaning between teeth as part of patients’ daily self-care regimens.

Hu-Friedy, the world leader in dental instrument manufacturing and instrument reprocessing workflows, recently introduced HuFriedyGroup as the Dental Division of Cantel.

Antiresorptive therapies for individuals with osteoporosis include five principal classes of agents: bisphosphonates, estrogens, selective estrogen receptor modulators, calcitonin, and monoclonal antibodies, such as denosumab.

Prescription drug misuse—taking medication originally intended for therapeutic use in a manner other than prescribed—commonly takes the form of opioid, stimulant, and central nervous system depressant misuse. For decades, prescription…