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FDA Tightens Rules on Fluoride Supplements for Children
The United States Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to restrict unapproved ingestible fluoride prescription products…
Government Shutdown Puts Dental Education and Grants in Limbo
The federal government shutdown could disrupt key United States Department of Education functions that affect dental programs and…
Is Mercury from Dental Amalgam Polluting Britain’s Fish?
Mercury from dental amalgam may be contributing to toxic contamination in Britain’s rivers and coastal waters, with nearly all…
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…
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Two hospitals in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, have severely limited the availability of their operating rooms for pediatric dentists to provide much-needed dental care to children who require sedation. The low rate of reimbursement provided to…
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Program Allows Military Working Dogs to Receive Dental Care
Dental care is not only important for humans but also for our canine friends. Now dogs tasked with important roles in the United States Military —from bomb sniffing to protecting their service members — will receive the dental care they…
NC Dentist Gives Back by Creating a Fellowship for Pediatric Dental Residents
Following completion of her pediatric residency at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Gail Rohlfing, DDS, began a 30-year career providing dental care to children in Greensboro and…
Upstate New Yorkers File Lawsuit to Reinstate Community Water Fluoridation
A group of parents in Buffalo, New York, has filed a class action lawsuit in state Supreme Court to ensure fluoride is added back to community water supplies after an 8-year hiatus. Buffalo stopped fluoridating its water in 2015, citing a…
Grifters Target Dentists in California
Scam artists are posing as members of the California State Dental Board to swindle unsuspecting dentists. They call dental practices noting that the dentist’s license has been suspended due to suspicious drug prescribing practices and then…
License of Washington Dentist Suspended After Patient Dies Post-Dental Care
In 2022, a Snohomish County, Washington dentist extracted several teeth from an 86-year-old patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient’s breathing stopped mid-procedure and emergency medical personnel were not called by…
New Report Out on the Dangers of ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Dentistry
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health — a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring all Americans have access to oral healthcare — recently published a report “Dental Danger: Home Remedies to Avoid When Awaiting Care.” As more than half of…
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While attending dental school may be the dream of many, it is notoriously difficult to get in. Insider Monkey — a finance website that tracks hedge funds — recently released a list of the dental schools that offer the highest acceptance…
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