Mercury from dental amalgam may be contributing to toxic contamination in Britain’s rivers and coastal waters, with nearly all tested fish exceeding safe mercury limits. As global leaders prepare to debate a full phase-out of mercury fillings,…
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Texas Initiative Aims to Transform Teachers Into Oral Health Champions
A new program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s School of Dentistry is enlisting teachers to help…
German Dentists Confront Their Nazi-Era Crimes With Apology
For the first time, Germany’s leading dental organization has publicly acknowledged the profession’s complicity in Nazi atrocities,…
Precision Begins With Diagnosis
Accurate diagnosis is the cornerstone of predictable full-arch rehabilitation, especially in complex maxillary cases where anatomy,…
A Viral Moment in the Dental Office Sparks a Parenting Debate
A Minnesota mother’s routine prophylaxis turned into an online parenting flashpoint after her dentist’s office sent a letter asking…
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Florida Considers Dental Therapy
The Florida legislature is considering two bills that would allow the licensure of dental therapists in the hopes of improving access to dental care for the Sunshine State’s most vulnerable residents. More than 140 organizations and…
New York Introduces Legislation to Get More Residents Into the Dental Chair
A package of bills has been introduced in the New York State legislature to tackle the shortage of oral health professionals. One bill aims to reduce barriers to licensure for out-of-state trained dentists. Another would add dentists to the…
Delve into the Significance of Gingival Crevicular Fluid in Perio Assessment
Discover how gingival crevicular fluid serves as a vital biomarker for periodontal disease diagnosis and progression.
ADA Releases New Guideline on Managing Acute Dental Pain
The American Dental Association (ADA), in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, has released…
Study Finds Parents May Be Giving Young Kids Too Much Fluoride Toothpaste
A recent study published in BDJ Open assessed the amount of fluoride toothpaste parents used to brush the teeth of children up to age 2. Parents were asked to dose two commercially available toothpastes with 1,000 ppm fluoride each,…
Wisconsin Passes Legislation Addressing Access-to-Care Issues
More than half of the counties in Wisconsin have a shortage of oral health professionals. Anticipated retirements and departures from the dental workforce exacerbate this issue. However, recent legislative measures offer a glimpse of hope.…
The 2024 Give Kids a Smile Program Kicked Off February 1
The American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS) program, one of the biggest events focused on children’s oral health, kicked off at Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington, DC, on February 1. More…
New Mobile App Helps Improve Oral Care for Patients With Dementia
University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics research, sponsored by the Delta Dental Institute, reveals that a mobile application, Dental.Aging.Tips, significantly enhances caregivers’ abilities to provide oral hygiene care…
Dental Loss Ratio Model Legislation Is Created for More Equitable Insurance Practices
The National Council of Insurance Legislators has endorsed model legislation for a dental loss ratio (DLR) in dentistry, collaborated on by the American Dental Association and the National Association of Dental Plans. This framework…
Revitalizing Oral Health: A Case Study of Severe Periodontitis Management
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