Individuals may be predisposed to caries and periodontitis if they carry genes with connections to these oral diseases, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Modifying risk factors, facilitating decisions about the use of antibiotics, and recommending appropriate oral hygiene measures are the keys to successful treatment.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) recently signed legislation (HB2676) that creates new structure and additional training requirements for public health dental hygienists, the American Dental Education Association reports.

A new study shows that the safety thresholds for mercury exposure can be exceeded during dental procedures involving drilling on amalgam fillings if special precautions are not in place, according to the International Academy of Oral…

Dental hygienists play an important role in the prevention and treatment of dentin hypersensitivity by providing nonsurgical periodontal therapy, placing desensitizing materials, and emphasizing good hygiene practices.

Cantel Medical Corp has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Hu-Friedy, a 111-year-old global leading manufacturer of instruments and instrument reprocessing workflow systems serving the dental industry.

Over the past 25 years, it has become apparent that oral infections/inflammation processes are associated with systemic diseases or pathologic conditions, but clear-cut causative mechanisms have not yet been established.

When asked to assign grades to the status of their children’s oral health as a part of the Children's Oral Health Survey, parents are not handing out high marks

Once an individual is infected with HIV, the amount of the virus in the blood can be measured and is reported as viral load.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has announced that a new study will appear in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association, "Pediatric Dental Workforce in 2016 and Beyond."