Wrigley Community Service Grant Deadline is November 1    Shortly before presstime, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) announced that in honor of October as National Dental Hygiene Month, corporate sponsor Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co…

  Survey Shows Support for Dental Therapist Programs        According to a national survey released by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping vulnerable children, more than 100 million Americans—including…

Free Seminar at ADA Annual Session “Spectra™ The First Surgical Guide for Caries Removal” Presented by Jeffrey Blank, DMD, PA and Sponsored by Air Techniques MELVILLE, New York— Air Techniques, a leading manufacturer of both dental…

September Is National Preparedness Month    September—historically the busiest month for hurricanes and tropical storms—sets the stage for the United States Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Month. Over the course of…

Raise Awareness of Medication Induced Xerostomia      The cause and effect relationship of xerostomia—commonly called dry mouth—to overall oral health is little known among the general United States patient population. Consequently, the…

Saliva based DNA Test May Help Determine Cancer Risk    Researchers have once again confirmed that saliva presents a means of detecting cancer. The finding was presented at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American…

Health Care Uniforms Harbor Harmful Pathogens    Potentially dangerous bacteria exist on the uniforms of more than 60% of health care workers, according to a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection…

   YOUNG NASCAR FANS TO RECEIVE FREE DENTAL TREATMENT, EDUCATION AT NASCAR CHARLOTTE RACE WEEKEND       American Dental Association Give Kids A Smile®, Henry Schein and 3M ESPE Accelerate Oral Health for underserved children      …

Save the Date 11 11 11  The Madow Brothers Announce Official Date and Location for “The Best Seminar Ever”  The Dental Seminar Unlike Any Other Attracts Entire Dental Team          Baltimore, MD (August 24, 2011) – Dr. Richard H.

Contagion The Movie And The Contest  Friday, September 9, marked the premiere of the Steven Soderbergh film Contagion. In this movie, a respiratory virus from Malaysia makes its way from bats to humans, spreading quickly around the world…