Children with Medicaid receive less dental care than those privately insuredChildren with cleft lip and or palate experience significant differences in obtaining dental care depending on the type of insurance coverage they have. Those with…

DEFEND® + PLUS WIPES PROVIDE BROAD SPECTRUM DISINFECTIONHAUPPAUGE, NY June 12, 2009— Mydent International is offering DEFEND® + PLUS Disinfecting Deodorizing Cleaning Wipes, which provide fast acting, broad spectrum disinfection.…

New RINN XCP ORA™ One Ring & Arm Positioning System for RadiographsElgin, IL 6 2009 — Dentsply Rinn announces the availability of a new universal ring and arm positioning system RINN XCP ORA. Designed as a three in one positioner

FINALLY, A VARNISH THAT SMOOTHES OUT YOUR STICKIEST PROBLEMTired of lumps and clumps slowing down your varnish application? Try Vella, a 5% sodium fluoride varnish with Xylitol. Vella is ideal for hypersensitivity, and because it goes…

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENTISTRY’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROSEMARY FETTER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENTBALTIMORE, MD (June 9, 2009)—Rosemary Fetter, Executive Director of the National Museum of Dentistry for the past 10 years, will retire at the end of the…

Statement by American Dental Association President Dr. John S. FindleyOn Passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009 – “The American Dental Association heartily commends Congress for passing…

New AAPD Guidelines Urge Counseling and Oral Health Care for Moms, InfantsA call for all pregnant women to receive counseling and oral healthcare during pregnancy has been issued as part of the new oral health guidelines for expectant…

Oral Health America Recognizes Hazel Harper for Volunteer Work with Underserved Hazel Harper, DDS, MPHOral Health America (OHA) tapped Washington, D.C. area dentist Hazel Harper, DDS, MPH, to receive this year’s Marvin Goldstein Outstanding…

ProBoutique Delivers Fashion for Dental Hygienists Dimensions’ ProBoutique has opened a new online store that specializes in apparel, accessories and gift ideas designed for Registered Dental Hygienists. Dimension’s teamed with professional…

A New Weapon Awaits Periodontitis Cun Yu Wang, DDS, PhD,UCLA School of Dentistry Switching off a single master protein may usher a dramatic shift in how dental professionals treat periodontitis, and researchers who discovered how the…