New Tool Aims to Combat Oral Systemic Diseases A team of researchers at New York University College of Nursing's Teaching Oral Systemic Health (TOSH) Program has developed a replacement for medicine's traditional head, ears, eyes, nose, and…
Protein May Hold the Key to Improving Wound Healing New research may have identified a molecule that could lead to improved wound healing among patients with diabetes. Given that nearly 15% of the 18.8 million diabetics in the United States
Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Mid Level Providers As demand for oral health services increases, dental hygiene therapists could play a key role in screening for dental caries and periodontal diseases among low risk, asymptomatic…
Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Rare Genetic Disorder A team of international researchers is in the spotlight after pinpointing the cause of Singleton Merten Syndrome (SMS), a rare inherited disorder with devastating health consequences,…
The dental assistants I work with open the cassettes or take contaminated instruments out of the cassettes before they put them in the ultrasonic cleaner. I informed them that the point of the cassettes and the ultrasonic cleaner is to…
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded a 2-year, $400,000 grant to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Minority Dental Faculty Development (MDFD) program to address oral health disparities in underserved communities
On a recent flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, the movie "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" was playing, which was quite appropriate as I was experiencing exactly this type of day.
