Got a Toothache? There’s a Saint for That  New Online Exhibit in the Dugoni School’s “Virtual Dental Museum” Spotlights St. Apollonia – the Patron Saint of Dentistry   SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Nov. 20, 2017) – For just about as…

Oral Health America and the ADA Health Policy Institute Release New Infographic Surrounding Dental Coverage in Medicare  Oral Health America (OHA) and the ADA Health Policy Institute (HPI) have released an infographic summarizing the…

American Academy of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology Host World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri Implant Diseases and Conditions More than 100 periodontal thought leaders convene to establish up…

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…