Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) are banding together to create a strategic plan to handle future global pandemics. The decision was ratified with a vote by the World Health Assembly on December 1. It signals a willingness…
Researchers from the University of Surrey and University of Birmingham School of Dentistry in the United Kingdom have developed a new technique to improve scientific understanding of how acids involved in the caries process affect teeth at…
A study that sought to establish whether a relationship exists between use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and periodontal disease severity has demonstrated that patients with periodontitis who use PPIs have fewer teeth with elevated…
The national organization representing dental hygienists is working diligently to make important changes regarding access to care and license portability.
Dental therapy legislation keeps moving across the country with 13 states and several Tribal nations implementing this member of the oral health workforce. Dental therapists are working in Tribal clinics in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.1,2…
While therapeutic mouthrinse is often prescribed to help control oral biofilm and for other preventive uses, researchers continue to investigate whether such rinses may reduce or help neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in the oral cavity.
While many countries instituted travel bans to control the transmission of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, Omicron, including the United States, it has already made its way throughout the globe. The Omicron variant, which is thought to have…
More than 10,000 children living in communities with restricted access to dental care learned how to keep their smiles healthy this fall thanks to “10,000 Smiles Ready to Learn.” Through this education initiative, America’s ToothFairy…
