American Academy of Periodontology to Hold its 103rd Annual Meeting in Boston  Registration Open to all Dental Professionals, Free for Media   CHICAGO (June 19, 2017) — The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) will hold its 103rd Annual…

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Serenta License Agreement Welcomed in Quest for Vaccine To Combat Deadly Antibiotic Resistant Staph Infections Baltimore, Md., June, 7, 2017 –The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has granted…

Sea Urchin Protein Provides Insights into Self Assembly of Skeletal Structures Researchers from NYU Dentistry are investigating a protein found inside the spicules of a sea urchin embryo to understand what makes these proteins such…

OSAP Announces Late Breaker Program on “Pathogens, Policies and Politics” at Annual Infection Control Conference in Atlanta  June 5, 2017 (ATLANTA, GA) — At the intersection on education, research and emerging trends, the Organization for…

3M Expands its Prevention Portfolio with New Varnish  ST. PAUL, Minn. – (June 1, 2017) – 3M, a leader in fluoride varnishes, has launched a new fast releasing fluoride varnish in new flavors and a unit dose tray, to give

After adjusting for risk factors, research presented at The International Liver Congress 2017 in Amsterdam demonstrates that severe periodontitis strongly predicts high mortality in patients with cirrhosis.

Understanding the dynamics between two microbes found in the biofilm of patients with cystic fibrosis may lead to new treatments for respiratory infections in this population.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia have found a possible new therapy for periodontitis involving a treatment the federal Food and Drug Administration…

Investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine in Chapel Hill have found that, in addition to T cells, macrophages—large white blood cells—act as a reservoir for the human…

Forensic odontology conference set to offer hands on training for casualty identification in death investigations  Knoxville, Tenn. – June 1, 2017 – All That Remains, a Forensic Odontology National Conference, will give dental professionals…