The primary goal of in an infection prevention and control program is to prevent health care-associated infections in patients and prevent exposures and illnesses in personnel, thus, ensuring safe practice.

Researchers at New York University (NYU) Oral Cancer Center were awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study the role of artemin in oral cancer pain and…

With animal-assisted interventions proving to reduce distress for anxious patients, dental professionals must follow the proper guidelines to successfully introduce them into a dental practice.

A recent proposal by the Washington State Health Care Authority would make dental therapists eligible to receive reimbursement from Medicaid for services provided at tribal facilities, according to the American Dental Education Association.

Elimination of biofilm and calculus is paramount to stabilizing the periodontium and preventing the progression of periodontal diseases.

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An important consideration in caries risk assessment and remineralization therapy selection is saliva.

Robert R. Redfield, MD, director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Ned Sharpless, MD, acting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, have issued a statement on federal and state collaboration to…

Increasing numbers of hepatitis C virus infections have resulted in oral health professionals needing to advise their patients to seek testing.

Children’s teeth don’t develop along the traditional timeline, according to new research out of the University School of Missouri School of Medicine.