Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Endorses Fluoride Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Endorses Fluoride In an updated position paper, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world's largest organization of food and nutrition…

Beeswax Filling Points to Ancient Dentistry Beeswax Filling Points to Ancient Dentistry A study published in the September issue of PLoS ONE details what may be one of the earliest known examples of therapeutic oral interventions. Upon…

Genome Sequencing Halts Bacterial Outbreak Genome Sequencing Halts Bacterial Outbreak In the summer of 2011, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md, faced a deadly outbreak of the multidrug resistant…

TREAT OR TOOTHBRUSH 9th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CANDY BUY BACK PROGRAM TARGETS CAVITIES AND SUPPORTS TROOPS Dr. Fresh® Offers Special Promotional Price on FireFly® Toothbrushes To Participating Dental Practices (Buena Park, CA – September 19,…

OSAP Launches "Support the Fight for Infection Prevention" Campaign ANNAPOLIS, MD — September 24, 2012 — The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is getting a little help from its friends in the continuing fight…

Event on Capitol Hill Addresses Family Economic Security Washington, DC, September 22, 2012 Oral Health America (OHA), the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) and over 100 supporters assembled on Capitol Hill on September 12, 2012, to address the…

Hispanic Oral Health Takes Center Stage at Capitol Hill Event Hispanic Dental Association, Oral Health America, Crest® and Oral B® raise awareness of lagging Hispanic oral health among leaders in Washington Washington, DC,…

NCOHF Grant Recipients To Reach Over 30,000 At Risk Children This Year (Charlotte, September 10, 2012) National Children's Oral Health Foundation America's ToothFairy® (NCOHF) is pleased to announce the recipients of four America's…

UPDATED POSITION OF ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF FLUORIDE CHICAGO Fluoride provides health benefits throughout a person's life, especially for bones and teeth, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States 2009 and 2010 September 5, 2012 A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly half of U.S. adults have some level of periodontal disease.