ADEA Awards Open to Dental Educators and Students WASHINGTON, DC—Apply now for the 2010 ADEA Awards, a longstanding program that recognizes excellence in teaching, scholarship, and research and provides funding for fellowship opportunities.…

3M ESPE’s Sumita Mitra Named “Hero of Chemistry”Inventor of composites and RMGI technology honoredST. PAUL, Minn. – (August 19, 2009) – The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently recognized 3M ESPE corporate scientist Sumita Mitra, Ph.D.,…

ADA and ADEA Launch Groundbreaking Education ProjectDental Students, Faculty Gain Live Remote Access to ADA Annual Session Courses CHICAGO –The American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) announce…

HU FRIEDY, WGN NEWS and DENTAL PARTNERS HELP CHICAGO AREA KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL WITH HEALTHIER SMILES CHICAGO, IL – Hu Friedy and several of their dental community friends will be joining the fun at the 8th Annual WGN

“TRAIN THE TRAINER” WORKSHOP ON INFECTION CONTROLANNAPOLIS, MD  The United States Air Force and the Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) will hold their 2010 Federal Dental Services Infection Control Training Course from…

Dental Hygiene Job Market and Employment Survey ResultsResults have been compiled from the 2009 Dental Hygiene Job Market and Employment Survey, administered by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Highlights from the survey follow…

Questions and Controversy Rise over ‘Tooth Worms’New, micro images of worm like structures uncovered inside a dissected molar have  researchers puzzling over their true nature. Studies by University of Maryland Dental School researchers…

Oral Sex Drives Rise in Throat CancerDental hygienists may already be taking notice of a steep rise in the number of patients being diagnosed with throat cancer. The phenomenon is largely the result of a 20 year evolution in sexual

Replacement for Oral Mucosa Takes Shape in LaboratoryDental and tissue engineering researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have harnessed the pluripotency of…

  American Dental Association Statement Food and Drug Administration Action on Dental AmalgamWASHINGTON, July 28, 2009—The American Dental Association (ADA) agrees with the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision not…