New survey data reveal encouraging oral health habits among adults and children, along with some surprising gaps that oral health professionals can help close.
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When a Workplace Injury Becomes a Dental Case
After a 2012 accident left him in a coma, a Delaware man’s dental problems eventually became the subject of a workers’ compensation…
Help Anxious Patients See the Bigger Picture
Learn how advances in dental imaging and patient-centered communication can help address radiation concerns while supporting…
American Ingenuity or a Broken System?
Professional guitarist Shane Parish writes an album called ‘Dental Work’ to help cover more than $5,000 of dental expenses.
ADA Announces a Collaboration on Dental Hygiene Licensure
A press release announced some sort of joint agreement between the American Dental Association, Joint Commission on National Dental…
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Police Investigate Death of Japanese Toddler Following Dental Procedures
Police are investigating the case of a 2-year-old girl who died in Fukuoka, Japan, after receiving local anesthesia and undergoing treatment for dental caries in 2017.
New Funding Aids Search for Vaccine Adjuvants
Robert K. Ernst, PhD, a professor and vice chair of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry’s Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and an adjunct professor in the School of Medicine, has been awarded $6.4 million in funding from the…
Immune Cells Linked to Periodontal Diseases
Scientists from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have identified cells as therapeutic targets in the treatment of periodontitis.
How Much Do You Know About Cleft Lip and/or Palate?
Oral health professionals play a role in caring for patients with cleft lip and/or palate as part of the patient’s craniofacial team. Read more to discover how much you understand about a clinician’s role in treating this patient…
Let’s Find Out How Much You Know About Instrumentation
Understanding how to implement different body positions and alternative fulcrums will allow clinicians to maximize the use of sickle instruments in calculus removal. How does your understanding stack up on alternative fulcrums with sickle…
Nurse Practitioners Can Help Advance Oral Health Care
Nurse practitioners have a role to play in closing the gap in access to quality oral health care, according to a study led by the Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health in Boston.
5 Ways Parents Can Care for Baby Teeth
Parents can help protect their child’s teeth even before the first tooth erupts—around 6 to 9 months.
Test Your Knowledge on School-Based Sealant Programs
Dental sealants are highly effective in the prevention of caries. To better serve students in underserved communities, school sealant programs have been implemented in several states to provide children with the preventive dental care they…
Senate Bill Increases Health Care Options Through Marketplace Competition
The American Dental Association (ADA) is pleased that Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana), introduced S. 3782, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act.
A Focus on Improving Access to Dental Care
Pew Charitable Trusts reports efforts are being made at the federal level to improve Americans’ access to oral care.
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