SUPPORTERS HELP ELEVATE THE HEALTH OF SOCIETY AT ORAL HEALTH AMERIC’S 21ST ANNUAL GALA & BENEFIT CHICAGO, IL Oral Health America (OHA), a national, non profit organization founded in 1955 and headquartered in Chicago, raised nearly…

NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT ORAL HEALTH AMERICA IN 2011 CHICAGO, IL Oral Health America (OHA), a national non profit organization, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Chicago, is pleased to welcome four new members who have recently been elected…

Leo E. Rouse, Dean of Howard University, Installed as ADEA President WASHINGTON, DC—Leo E. Rouse, D.D.S., was installed as the first African American President of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) at the 2011 ADEA Annual…

Sir Liam Donaldson, global patient safety leader, to keynote OSAP 2011 symposium ANNAPOLIS, MD—March 14, 2011—The Board of Directors of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) announced that Sir Liam Donaldson, Chairman…

American Dental Association Names New Vice Presidents Jerome Bowman J.D., appointed Managing Vice President, Administrative Services Marko Vujicic, Ph.D., appointed Managing Vice President, Health Policy Resource Center CHICAGO – The…

Tissue Regeneration the Spotlight of BU Research Celebration (Boston) – Regenerative medicine offers hope to people who lose tissue and organ function to disease and injury. Dr. Matthew P. Hoffman looks for ways to regrow damaged adult…

Novel Mechanism for Control of Gene Expression Revealed (Boston) ­ Dr. David Levin, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and Professor of Microbiology at Boston…

University of Maryland Dental School Warns of Potential Zinc Hazards for Patients Dentists need to take a closer look at potential hazards of exposing patients to zinc, a common ingredient of many dental products, according to a report by…

Leading Health Groups Launch National Campaign for Tobacco Free Baseball Major League Baseball Must Finally Protect Players and Kids WASHINGTON, DC – With spring training for the 2011 baseball season underway,  10 major medical and…

  DENTAL HYGIENISTS CAN HELP FIGHT ZINC TOXICITY Dental patients who wear poor fitting dentures may be tempted to use dental adhesives to keep the prosthesis in place. Doing so, however, can jeopardize that patient’s systemic health,…