Dr. Usa Bunnag Chosen as 2017 ADA Humanitarian Award Recipient CHICAGO, January 9, 2017 — In recognition of more than three decades of service, which includes a continuing commitment to Thailand and her community in Maryland, the American…

DENMAT ACQUIRES FLUORIDEX TOOTHPASTES & RINSE PORTFOLIO Lompoc, CA – DenMat, a leading manufacturer of innovative esthetic dentistry and advanced oral health solutions, has acquired the Fluoridex brand and product portfolio from Philips…

Dentists Top the List of Health Practitioners Americans Want to See More Of Survey finds over 40% of U.S. adults say they don't go to the dentist as often as they'd like compared to other health practitioners   OAK BROOK,

January 3, 2017 Washington, D.C. – As his first initiative of the 115th Congress, Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN 03) has introduced legislation that would permanently repeal the burdensome medical device tax. The Protect Medical Innovation…

Journal of the California Dental Association Focuses on Women in Dentistry January 3, 2017 Sacramento, Calif. — The January Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on women in dentistry and explores their history, challenges…

New Definition of Oral Health Announced JADA Editorial explains need for new definition CHICAGO, December 23, 2016 — An editorial in the December issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) discusses the FDI Dental World…

Program at leading dental meeting trains nurses to screen for oral health   SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, December 20, 2016—One of the highlights of the recent 2016 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) was the second annual nurses training…

  Product Spotlights  December 2016   Cranberry USA    Cranberry Crave Nitrile Exam Gloves — Cranberry, a brand synonymous with reliability and innovation, debuts Cranberry Crave Nitrile, featuring skin revitalizing lanolin & vitamin E…

Researchers Coax Plants to Produce Proteins Useful in Vaccine Development Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine’s departments of Biochemistry and Pathology have utilized codon optimization to create a…

Many Long Term Care Patients Refuse Oral Health Services The perception that if you don’t have pain, you don’t have a problem appears to apply to patients at long term care facilities, according to University at Buffalo (UB) researchers,…