Forward Science, a vertically integrated medtech company based in Houston, was founded in 2012 with the mission to change lives through innovative, cost-effective products. This month, Forward Science’s flagship device, OralID, will…

Business owners, including dentists, who experienced a serious decrease in income due to the pandemic and continued to pay their employees, are eligible for the Employee Retention Credit. Dentists must be able to document substantial losses…

Only time will tell the myriad ways the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the United States and the world, but one thing is certain: it profoundly altered that status of the American dental workforce. Now the American Institute of Dental Public…

This case report details how this approach helped correct a complete lack of attached tissue thickness in a young woman.

A study out of the University of California, San Francisco, investigated the association between three aspects of mental health—internalizing, externalizing, and substance abuse—with six facets of oral health: self-rated oral health status,…

Today is World Oral Health Day, and Philips Oral Healthcare is celebrating by helping to spread awareness about the role dental professionals play in supporting their patients' overall health with this infographic.

Prior to the passage of the MOBILE Health Care Act in the fall of 2022, clinics serving low-income patient populations were barred from using federal funds to purchase mobile clinics if they did not already have a brick-and-mortar clinic in…

The Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) has been reintroduced into the House and Senate and is supported by the American Dental Association Organized Dentistry Coalition. The bill would cease the accrual of interest on…

A popular Instagram video making the social media rounds claims that dentists are a “scam” and the use of fluoride toothpaste and mouthrinse causes dementia and Alzheimer disease. This led AP News to use the video in its “News Verification”…

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry is conducting a 6-month study on the progression of periodontal diseases among participants with moderate to severe periodontitis. While dental research is…