Dental Quality Alliance Seeking Proposals for Study CHICAGO, July 31, 2012 – The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) is seeking project proposals from researchers in order to validate performance measures on pediatric oral health. The projects…

Online Streaming Periodontal Instrumentation Videos By Anna Pattison, RDH, MS This new series of live television demonstrations is designed to teach periodontal instrumentation with detailed lessons on grasps, positions, fulcrums and…

Selective Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography Offers Advanced Point of Care Imaging CHICAGO, July 30, 2012 –In the August issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, the American Dental Association's (ADA) Council on…

ADA Honors AIDS Researcher with 2012 Gold Medal Award CHICAGO, July 27, 2012 – The American Dental Association (ADA) recently named Dr. John S. Greenspan as the recipient of the 2012 ADA Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research

FORMER SURGEON GENERAL DAVID SATCHER SAYS ORAL HEALTH EPIDEMIC PERSISTS CALLS FOR PURSUING OPTIONS TO EXPAND ACCESS – INCLUDING MIDLEVEL PROVIDERS, DENTAL THERAPISTS Disparities in Oral Health Are Profound, Especially Among Poor Children…

Updated CDC Recommendations on Prevention of HBV Transmission and Medical Management of HBV Infected Health Care Workers CDC has issued new recommendations to guide the management and practice of HBV infected health care workers and…

Orascoptic launches the new Orascoptic Online Loupe Builder Middleton, WI – June 26, 2012 – Orascoptic is proud to announce the launch of the new Orascoptic Online Loupe Builder. Orascoptic has made it possible for you to build and see

Bite Mark Bacteria May Help Forensic Scientists Identify People Research conducted at the Sir John Walsh Research Institute in the University of Otago's School of Dentistry in New Zealand suggests that oral bacteria left from bite marks on…

Survey Shows Increasing Numbers of African American Children Are Accessing Dental Care According to a new study published in the July issue of Pediatrics, significant progress has been made in giving African American children the same…

New Therapy for Nicotine Addiction Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York have developed a vaccine that might help smokers quit and prevent addiction in new or casual smokers. According to the study, published in the June…