Patients are most comfortable discussing demographics and answering standard dental questions with oral health professionals, but are less comfortable answering questions about trauma, stress, and behavioral patterns.

Patients with dental anxiety may find it easier to get comfortable in the dental chair thanks to the development of a bioactive peptide that would replace traditional methods of treating caries.

Two bills that could potentially expand children’s access to oral health care providers are moving through the Washington State Legislature, according to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).

The Santa Fe Group (SFG), a not-for-profit, nationally recognized, action-oriented think tank with a passion to improve oral health for the public, has announced the appointment of Steven W. Kess, MBA, as its new president.

Floss has long been the primary device recommended for cleaning between teeth as part of patients’ daily self-care regimens.

Hu-Friedy, the world leader in dental instrument manufacturing and instrument reprocessing workflows, recently introduced HuFriedyGroup as the Dental Division of Cantel.

Antiresorptive therapies for individuals with osteoporosis include five principal classes of agents: bisphosphonates, estrogens, selective estrogen receptor modulators, calcitonin, and monoclonal antibodies, such as denosumab.

Prescription drug misuse—taking medication originally intended for therapeutic use in a manner other than prescribed—commonly takes the form of opioid, stimulant, and central nervous system depressant misuse. For decades, prescription…

The National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice has issued a Call for Abstracts for presentation during the 5th Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference scheduled Sept. 24–26 at the Bethesdan Hotel in Maryland.

The ingredient that causes the high associated with cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been identified as the molecular mechanism that fast-tracks cancer growth in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck…