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Michigan’s First Dental Therapist Is Redefining Access to Care in Rural…
Dana Marie Obey, DT, Michigan’s first licensed dental therapist, is expanding access to patient-centered oral healthcare in the…
Enter to Win Our Sunstar eBrief Giveaway!
Who doesn’t love a giveaway? Sunstar GUM will gift one lucky dental hygienist with these fun prizes: Dimensions of Dental Hygiene…
The High Cost of Ignoring Dental Caries
A new case report illustrates how untreated dental caries progressed into a fatal deep neck infection, underscoring the dangerous…
Alabama Dentists Push Back Against Broken Dental Insurance
Alabama dentists say dental insurance is broken and patients are paying the price.
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Dentists Screen 22,000 Marylanders For Hypertension Thanks To Maryland Department Of Health Pilot…
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
Nora Volkow, MD, director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD, director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, have released the commentary titled “The role of the oral health…
Parents Confess Flossing Is Most Challenging Thing to Get Child to Do Reveals Delta Dental Survey
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
White Paper Stresses Importance of Oral Health Care Benefit for Older Adults
Oral Health America (OHA), along with a diverse group of partners, released a white paper, An Oral Health Benefit in Medicare Part B: It’s Time to Include Oral Health in Health Care.
Lack of Mouth Microbe May Put HIV-Infected Youth At Higher Risk of Caries
When it comes to treating patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), oral health professionals play an integral role on the health care team—from recognizing oral manifestations of the virus to testing for medical conditions to…
Sensor Detects Whiff of Bad Breath
Ever wish you could do a quick "breath check" before an important meeting or a big date?
International Research Team Discovers New Method of Regenerating Dental Enamel
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London may have discovered a new way to produce materials capable of regenerating dental enamel.
Palmero Healthcare Contest Brings Smiles to Practices and Patients Everywhere
After 30 years of bringing smiles to patients, Palmero Healthcare's Happy Face design that’s synonymous with Palmero’s Cling Shield® X-ray apron brand, is getting a companion
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