Virginia Dentist Assumes Presidency of the American Dental AssociationCHICAGO, October 6, 2009—Ronald L. Tankersley, D.D.S., who practices oral and maxillofacial surgery in Newport News, Williamsburg and Hampton, Va., was installed as…

IT’S BACK DISCUS DENTAL ANNOUNCES EXTRAVAGANZA 2010Three days, 18 CE Units and Tom Brokaw at the Mandalay Bay, Las VegasCulver City, CA, October 5, 2009 –Discus Dental®, LLC, innovators in dental and oralhygiene products and the…

  Sure Check Sterilization Pouches Crosstex adds 5.25 x 6.5 size to Sure Check Sterilization Pouch line ideal for bur blocks and impression trays.  Only Sure Check sterilization pouches have internal and external "multi…

  ADA’s 2009 Gold Medal Award Presentation Set for 150th Annual SessionDr. Harold C. Slavkin receives award today for excellence in research, advancing oral health HONOLULU, Oct. 2, 2009 – Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S., will receive the…

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…