A newly validated survey reveals mixed patient attitudes toward dentists and dental hygienists administering vaccines while highlighting the profession's growing role in disease prevention and public health.
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Stopping Early Childhood Caries Before It Starts
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Trump Administration Pushes States Toward Mercury-Free Dentistry
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Master the New Era of Periodontal Diagnosis and Therapy
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Recently, silver diamine fluoride (SDF) emerged as a new chemotherapeutic option for caries management in the United States. SDF has long been used in Japan, Australia, and Argentina in caries prevention, and the value of silver ions to…
Impact of Blood Thinners on Dental Treatment
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Study: Prevention is the Best Way to Manage Caries in Children
A 3-year study comparing three treatment options for caries in children, has found no evidence to suggest that conventional restorations are more effective than sealing decay into teeth, or using prevention techniques alone to stop pain and…
Forensic Dentist Uses Professional Experience as Inspiration for a Crime Novel
Forensic dentist Mary Bush, DDS, an associate professor and assistant dean for clinical affairs in the University At Buffalo (UB) School of Dental Medicine, has published her first novel, “A Simple Lie.”
Calculus Detection With the Dental Endoscope
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Loma Linda University Health Opens New Health Science Institute in China
Loma Linda University Health has created a new health science institute in Hangzhou, China, to support the development of emerging health care professions in the country
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Caries Prevention With Fluoride Mouthrinse
In spite of dentistry’s evidence-based recommendations and outreach efforts, many young patients frequently and persistently develop interproximal and other smooth surface caries lesions.
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