COLGATE, AND SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT APP, MAGNUSCARDS™,  PARTNER TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS  New, Easy to Use “Card Decks” Provide Step By Step Guidance Around Tooth Brushing, Dental Visits and Other Oral Care…

Study Suggests Environment, Not Genetics Shapes Salivary Microbiome A team from the United Kingdom suggests environmental influences may play a larger role in establishing an individual’s salivary microbiome than genetics. Published in…

New Technique Quadruples Stem Cell Harvest From Third Molars In a collaboration between the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ (UNLV) Mechanical Engineering Department and School of Dental Medicine’s Orthodontic Program, researchers have…

Buffering May Increase Efficacy Of Low Dose Anesthetic Agents A study published in the October Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, “Buffered 1% Lidocaine With Epinephrine Can Be as Effective as Nonbuffered 2% Lidocaine With…

Dental Antibiotic Prescriptions Linked to Clostridium difficile During a presentation at the Infectious Diseases Week 2017 conference in San Diego, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that dentist prescribed antibiotics are…

Expert group 'Demonstrate to policymakers the economic value of shift towards preventive dentistry'   A new report   finds that convincing policymakers of the economic benefits of tackling dental caries, is one of the…

Dental filling failure linked to smoking, drinking and genetics A new study suggests that personal patient factors influence the chance of dental filling failure, rather than the choice of filling material New research shows that people who…

Oral Health America Connects with Affordable Dental Care & Improves Educational Outreach with Relaunch of Toothwisdom.org CHICAGO, November 6, 2017 — Oral Health America (OHA) proudly announces the relaunch of its older adult website,…

Procter & Gamble Toothpaste Designed to Prevent and Reduce Enamel Erosion Earns ADA Seal of Acceptance CHICAGO, November 6, 2017 — The American Dental Association (ADA) today announced that the Crest Pro Health Advanced, Deep Clean Mint…

Children of Purple Heart Veterans Offered Complimentary Orthodontic Care From Georgia School of Orthodontics ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2017 PRNewswire – Continuing their commitment to excellence in high quality patient centered care and service to…