Associate Professor Awarded NIH Challenge Grant for Biomarker Research(Boston) – Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. I. Alpdogan Kantarci is the…

Thousands of Dental Professionals Arrive in Honolulu for ADA’s 150th Annual SessionMore than 24,000 attendees expected, including visitors from some 70 countries HONOLULU, Oct. 1, 2009 –The American Dental Association’s (ADA) expects some…

  The American Dental Hygienists’ Association to Celebrate 2009 National Dental Hygiene Month this October Chicago Sept. 29, 2009—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) announced today that 2008’s National Dental Hygiene…

American Dental Association Launches Podcast Program for Public  Oral health information presented in entertaining Webisodes CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2009 – The American Dental Association (ADA) is launching “Straight from the Mouth,” a new…

  October is National Dental Hygiene MonthOctober is National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM) and will be marked this year by Hygienists’ Appreciation Day during the first week of the month, followed by 2 weeks of community service, then…

  Protein at Origins of Gum Disease and Osteoporosis IdentifiedCollaborative research led by an investigator at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, has discovered a gene called interferon regulator factor 8 (IRF 8), involved in the…

  Texting In the Chair Poll Reveals Messaging Activities Continue In Office and During TreatmentIn a recent poll more than four out of five dentists surveyed by the Chicago Dental Society (CDS) revealed that patients send and receive…

 In Favor of Implants Placements Show Minimal Bone Loss Over TimeThe American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) announced a 5 year follow up study focused on the evaluation of crestal bone level over time in 596 dental implants placed in…

  The Eco Dentistry Association Honors Healthcare Environmental Awareness Week (September 13 19) with its “Save 90 A Day ” Campaign  New Dental Association Provides Easy Way for Eco conscious Patients to Save Water while Caring for their…

  Tooth decay is more prevalent in patients with cleft lip and or palatePatients with cleft lip and or palate have a higher prevalence of tooth decay and cavities, also called dental caries, than their siblings without clefts,…