February is National Children’s Dental Health MonthNinth Annual ‘Give Kids A Smile’ Day ProvidesFree Dental Services Feb. 4 CHICAGO — February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and theAmerican Dental Association (ADA) encourages…

2011 ADA Annual Session Returns to Las Vegas “The Future of Dentistry Meets Here” 152nd Annual Session to be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Oct. 10 13 CHICAGO – The American Dental Association (ADA) invites all dentists and

NASN Teams Up with the American Dental Association on Oral Health Awareness Campaign Program will provide school nurses with oral health resources and messages Silver Spring, MD — The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and the…

      The National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice is pleased to announce the Second North American Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference to be held October 20 through October 22, 2011 in Bethesda,…

DENTAQUEST FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANT TO ORAL HEALTH AMERICA’S WISDOM TOOTH PROJECT FOR OLDER ADULTS Chicago, IL—Oral Health America (OHA) is honored be the recipient of a $145,000 DentaQuest Foundation grant award for the development of OHA’s…

ADEAGies Foundation Announces Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL PPC, Inc., Premier Sponsor of William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement Gies Awards Celebration to be held March 14, 2011,…

Battles Between Bacteria and Viruses May Improve Personalized Care Highly personalized oral health care may be achievable based on recent findings about the human oral microbiome in a broad analysis of the human bacterial immune system.…

  Question Lingers Over Relationship Between Dementia and Tooth Loss Scientists on two continents have produced conflicting reports about whether a relationship exists between tooth loss and dementia. While a study in Japan found…

New Course Will Protect Grads Against Neck and Back Pain A mission to reduce neck and back pain among oral health workers has inspired a curriculum change at the University of Maryland (UM). The class “Ergonomics in Dentistry” has been

  Recommended Fluoridation Level Reduced for Drinking Water Based on updated data from the National Academies of Science (NAS) about the prevalence of dental fluorosis and tooth decay, as well as an increase in the availability of fluoride…