FDA and Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic CigarettesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples has found that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such…

ADHA Awards Presidential Citation to Minnesota State SenatorChicago, July 20, 2009—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) recently awarded Minnesota State Senator Ann Lynch with a presidential citation to recognize her…

College Students Start a Global Community for Health IssuesNew York, NY – Zachary Katz, a Harvard College senior, and Jerel Chacko, a first year at New Jersey Medical School, have started a nonprofit business that aims to connect physicians…

Stopping Oral Cancer in its TracksBU Dental Researchers ID Key Gene to Control Tumor Spread(Boston) In new research from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska and her team are the first…

ADEA Releases Statement on Professionalism in Dental EducationWASHINGTON, DC – The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has released a Statement on Professionalism in Dental Education for the academic dental community. Aligned with…

Kathy Olson RECEIVES Pulpdent’s Harold Berk Award WATERTOWN, MA July 22, 2009— Pulpdent Corporation has announced that Kathy Olson, RDH, BA is the 2009 recipient of the Harold Berk Award, which is sponsored by Pulpdent and given each year…

OSAP Attendees Electrified by Infection Control Program ANNAPOLIS, MD July 21, 2009 More than 200 OSAP Symposium attendees from around the world braved a severe electrical storm, tornado warnings, and even an evacuation at the 2009…

Protecting the Unborn from F. NucleatumHow does a harmless plaque isolate become a rampaging poison that can cause fetal death — and, can it be stopped? Yiping Han is newly armed with nearly $2 million in research money that will

Painless Gum Grafts Stable After 3 YearsTufts dental researchers conducted a three year follow up study that examined the stability of a treatment option for receding gums and found that complete root coverage—the goal of the surgery—had…

Biofilm No Match for New Plasma ToolAs part of a collaborative effort, USC School of Dentistry and Viterbi School of Engineering researchers have developed a small probe that produces a pencil sized plume of room temperature plasma that…