A major systematic review confirms that school fluoride varnish delivery programs significantly reduce tooth decay and narrow oral health disparities among children at high risk. The findings support national expansion of school-based preventive…
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Pac-Dent Introduces the New ProMate Contra Hygiene Handpiece
Brea, CA – June 26, 2025 – Pac-Dent, Inc., is thrilled to announce the launch of the ProMate™ Contra Hygiene Handpiece. The…
New York Bill Aims to Expand Dental Hygienists’ Independence Through…
The New York legislature has sent a bill to the governor that, if signed, would allow dental hygienists to work without direct…
Rescuing a Smile With a Ridge Augmentation and Implant Rehabilitation
Severe trauma left a patient missing central incisors and facing a complex horizontal and vertical ridge defect. Through…
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist Wins the March Sunstar eBrief Giveaway
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Twice-daily rinses of FDA-approved nanoparticles broke apart oral biofilms and prevented tooth decay in a study led by School of Dental Medicine researchers.
ADA Foundation Rallies Dental Community to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for People with…
This August, the ADA Foundation is rallying the dental community to raise at least $125,000 to improve access to oral health care for people with special needs.
Study Examines Why Wounds Heal Faster in the Mouth
Key regulators of gene activity — proteins known as SOX2, PITX1, PITX2 and PAX9 — work overtime in the mouth to heal wounds, curbing inflammation that can lead to scarring and turn on molecular programs involved in cell movement and wound…
MMP20 May Initiate Enamel Formation via Basement Membrane Degradation
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional (PER) Congress, John Bartlett, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA,…
Saliva Extracellular RNA: New Horizon in Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research
At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional (PER) Congress, David Wong, University of California, Los Angeles, USA along with Roger…
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Two Minutes With Your Dentist Can Save Your Life” Campaign Lets Marylanders Know that Dentists Play an Important Role in Overall Health.
ADA Commends Efforts to Update Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
The American Dental Association (ADA) commends the federal agencies that announced an update is in the works to the 2000 Surgeon General’s Report on oral health.
NIH Addresses Dentists’ Role in Controlling Opioid Crisis
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Majority of parents disclose their child has oral health issues.
Iain L.C. Chapple Received the 2018 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Periodontal…
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Iain L.C. Chapple, University of Birmingham, England, as the 2018 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Periodontal Disease
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